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Even after the Senate’s modifications, the top of the income pyramid will once again get the royal treatment, and the country as a whole will get royally punished. Apparently, Bush, and even the Senate Democrats who will still pass a huge tax cut, believe that by handing money to the rich, we can rev up the whole economy. However, any form of this multi-billion dollar tax cut would do a lot to undermine equity, and nothing to speed up economic growth...
While Sisler has strengthened HUP’s position in the industry, he inherited an operation that, like its namesake, was accustomed to standing on top of the academic pyramid. In fact, Adams says, its affiliation with Harvard is one of the most influential factors in its preeminence. “People take us very seriously,” he says. “That’s the one thing I suppose we have a leg up on other companies around is that Harvard is a great brand name. The brand, if you get crass, is a good thing...
...Harvard team’s computer-tested model involved 60-centimeter cubed boxes arranged in a pyramid to cushion the fall of a stunt motorcyclist...
...long ago, travelers waited in vain for a room with a pyramid view. These days such rooms are available on short notice at $240 a night for a double room with 3.6-meter ceilings. The walls are covered with teak carved in arabesque patterns and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. From a small private balcony, you can view Cheops' burial place...
...dawn the staff leads guests on horseback to the pyramids and the Sphinx. Before the sun gets too high, you can play tennis on real clay courts and then spend the afternoon poolside in a courtyard framed by palms and with a pyramid view. Chateaubriand for two ($29) is served in the ornate Al Rubayatt restaurant. And a fine place to end the evening is the Mamluk Bar, which buzzes with a crowd of international characters who seem to have walked off the set of Casablanca...