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...cool parent who lets his kid watch a show. Now there's a DVD filtering device called Clearplay, which edits out violence, sex, and foul language on the fly. You no longer have to be the meanie who puts his foot down with a stern, "You're too young for that movie." Let them watch whatever they choose, knowing Clearplay's got your back. And when they do get older, no longer does your teenager have to shamefully admit where he's been all night. Thanks to the GPS tracker in his phone, you already know...
...properties--at $5 million to $10 million apiece. He is about to announce a 10,000-unit residential, retail and hotel complex in Las Vegas, inspired by the Tivoli Gardens, Central Park and a Tuscan town square. In a softening housing market, the Las Vegas project will be a stern test of Schrager's vision. "Everything Ian does has levels of influence," says Ross Klein, president of W Hotels Worldwide. "He's an innovator, and this balancing of full-time and overnight property is what people will be watching...
...next time I visited Cuba was in 1983 as a journalist. Attending a social gathering, I saw Raśl and Vilma again. At first sight, Raśl, wearing his green fatigues, seemed serious and stern as he went through the official greetings required of him. But later I saw him talking to people and laughing. That is when I realized how different he seemed from my first impression. You could see how he was enjoying the jokes and the bantering. He intrigued...
Bush's way is facing a stern test now that the crisis in Lebanon has dragged the Administration into the role of potential peacemaker...
...Bush's way is facing a stern test now that the crisis in Lebanon has dragged the Administration into the role of potential peacemaker. Before dispatching Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the region, Bush initiated a series of phone calls from Air Force One and the Oval Office to leaders around the region. Making a virtue of necessity, the President's team says it sees the opportunity for a "leadership moment" - and, however counterintuitive, an unexpected new chance to make headway on Bush's grand goal of leaving the Middle East more democratic than he found it. Ahead...