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...DEDICATED. The CORNERSTONE OF THE FREEDOM TOWER, which, at 540 m, will be the tallest building in the world when completed in 2008; at the former site of the World Trade Center in New York City. Nearly three years after a terror attack leveled the Twin Towers, New York officials gathered at a ceremony at ground zero as the 20-ton granite block was lowered into place. Its inscription reads: "To honor and remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and as a tribute to the enduring spirit of freedom...
BEIRUT, Lebanon—It stands like a giant upturned gray battleship sunk into the ground. No, it isn’t Mather Tower, it’s the burnt-out husk of the former Holiday Inn Beirut...
...time-shares, which give you access to a single place on the same dates every year, these clubs let members stay whenever they like in a number of places around the world. One, the Portofino Club, features homes in properties that range from New York City's Trump International Tower to a palazzo in Venice. For some homeowners, access to a world of second homes may be better than owning just...
Whether you use water skis, tubes, kneeboards or wakeboards, the truest test of the powerboat that tows you is its sound system. The new wakeboard tower audio system from Infinity ($1,100; infinitysystems com features an amplifier and waterproof speakers designed to pump high-decibel music up to 50 ft. past the stern--even when you're knifing full throttle through the water. The system includes a microphone that enables people in the boat to talk to whomever they're towing. It may not improve your water skiing, but at least you can have a good sound track...
From almost the moment the first jet slammed into the north tower of the World Trade Center, the government's reaction to the day's events was so confused that it effectively eliminated any chance to fend off the subsequent attacks. The Federal Aviation Administration had difficulty tracking and alerting the military to the hijackings. Top brass did not learn about United Airlines Flight 175, or American Airlines Flight 77--which the FAA lost track of for 36 minutes as it turned toward the Pentagon--until around the time the planes crashed. They didn't learn about United Airlines Flight...