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...Nestorian Christians and Manicheans practiced their faiths during the Silk Road's heyday, one of the city's oldest clans, the Wangs, built a shrine in the 11th century to honor their family. But the sanctuary was converted into a stable during the Cultural Revolution. Today, it has been rebuilt with more than $100,000 in donations from a vast diaspora of Wangs all over the world, who want a place to venerate their ancestors. "My parents worshipped Chairman Mao," says Su Min, a 31-year-old tourism official who prays twice a month at the Zhenwu Taoist Temple near...
...about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq and career choices. Students show me pictures of the prom, their rebuilt cars, their family vacations, and their newborn baby brothers. This personal connection is the vital link between teacher and student that no amount of technology can improve upon or replace...
...When you go to a jazz club or get beignets, you see why bringing back New Orleans is needed,” Omeokwe said. “It makes you want to work harder, because you want the culture to come back, and you know why it should be rebuilt...
Broadmoor—like the rest of New Orleans—wants to be reborn. But first, it must submit a proposal to the Bring New Orleans Back Commission, a group of community experts and prominent ex-New Orleanians appointed by the mayor to shape the face of the rebuilt city...
...glazed doughnut, a decaf and Krispy Kreme's lukewarm performance, sprinkled with profit warnings and an SEC investigation, will keep the new CEO focused on revitalizing the once darling brand. Having rebuilt Planters Nuts and Oreo for Kraft and Nabisco, Brewster, 49, can again tap consumer insights and learn from rivals like Dunkin' Donuts and Tim Hortons to bring the Kreme--and its 319 stores--to the top. Brewster's run as Kraft's president in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico should also boost Kreme's best foreign markets. "The brand does seem to have some magic," he says...