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Washington's tourist routes are well trod, but U Street isn't playing to outsiders: it's where young, creative Washingtonians go to shake off their political straitjackets. It's also home to some of the city's richest but oft-forgotten cultural history. Back in the U Street corridor's heyday, the place to be on a Saturday night was the Lincoln Theatre. The Before Harlem There Was U Street walking tour gives you a peek inside (the theater's been restored and again hosts performances), as well as offering stops at two of Duke Ellington's childhood homes...
...beyond graduation, continuing education, and careers. The options are endless, and there are quite a few directions I’d like to sample. So this winter, I decided to try something new. I forgot about the sweet mystique of the road less traveled and pursued a path well-trod by my classmates: e-recruiting...
...should be spared no praise. Deep focus is used expertly to draw attention to the myriad details that comprised village life in nineteenth century Korea: the glowing embers of a tavern hearth, the massive earthen pots keeping sentry at the portals of village hovels, the snow-speckled and hard-trod paths interlacing peasant dwellings. The camera moves deliberately, often pausing over a stark landscape seconds longer than is customary, allowing the beauty of each scene to resonate with the viewer...
...more secure alternatives to paper gift certificates, which are easy to counterfeit. Card sales grew between 15% and 35% annually from 1997 to 2004, and while the issuing stores waited for the redemptions, they locked in enormous future revenues and racked up hefty interest income. Until now, regulators have trod lightly because they recognized the benefits to consumers, according to Deborah Thoren-Peden, a partner at the Pillsbury Winthrop LLP law firm and head of its consumer-and-retail-practice group. "They were concerned that if they said a lot of laws applied to them, it would crush the industry...
...STEP DOWN Laceys Footwear trod on a few toes this summer with a sandal emblazoned on the insole with a reverse image of Hindu's most revered symbol, the Om. After selling just 282 pairs, the British company withdrew the offending beachwear and apologized. They should have known better: last year, American Eagle Outfitters had to scrap its Ganesh sandals for the same reason...