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...display was appreciated by many, but some found it hard not to wonder what will happen after the police go back to their day jobs. On TV, the usual cast of security experts roundly lamented insufficient funds for mass-transit security. Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware vowed to introduce a bill that would add $1.1 billion in new money and "make everybody stand up and be counted on it, goddammit." But without pausing for breath, everyone agreed there is really no way to prevent an attack from happening here. "Surface transportation is a killing ground," says Brian Michael Jenkins...
...TIME: Many people wonder about the Chinese government's role in this bid, given that CNOOC is 70% owned by the state. Fu: There's a lot of misunderstanding about this. The only thing we needed permission from the government for was to take such a sizable amount of money out of the country [to finance the deal]. That's all. We received that permission from the appropriate financial authorities, and that's been the extent of government involvement...
...matters then and there. But Unocal's own investment bankers, Morgan Stanley, appraise Unocal's stock at between $55 and $68.25 per share?not that far from the $67 that CNOOC has already offered. Wall Street already views CNOOC's bid as rich. Increasing it will prompt shareholders to wonder whether it is overpaying...
...imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder You're in Zurich on business and want to grab some exercise between meetings. There's one option that lets you work out without working up a lather. Bluetrail, a 1.6-km-long exercise path starting in Bürkliplatz in the Swiss city's business district, was designed...
...Gardening In The Dark By Laura Kasischke This book contains, among many other wonderful things, the greatest poem ever written about spring break, which begins, "I'm sixteen in the Bahamas. A drunk girl/ on a balcony in a sundress/ with a pina colada." Kasischke's verses walk that perfect Plathian line between the everyday - making macaroni and cheese, Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with...