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Just recently, things inexplicably seemed to be on the upswing. Cleveland miraculously managed to secure the first pick in the draft, and with LeBron James and Carlos Boozer leading the promising team, the playoffs seemed a lock. There was a bit of disappointment when they lost 11 out of 12...
The first indications of a national turnaround are starting to show up in the numbers. The German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin in July revised its GDP growth estimate from 1.4% to 1.8% for this year and from 1.8% to 2.1% for next year. The Germans got a boost...
Tourists are on the move again--and the beleaguered travel industry is breathing a sigh of relief. According to a report by the International Air Traffic Association (IATA) released last month, global air-traffic levels in the first five months of this year have been 8.8% above those of 2000...
But unlike the past three years, which were mired by a recession, Harvard Square is on the upswing.
The Burj (meaning tower in Arabic) isn't everybody's idea of a place to stay on a holiday budget?the rooms start at $1,361 a night?but the hotel that has become Dubai's striking trademark is merely the centerpiece of an extraordinary effort to transform a small...