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...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 do porto (lodges) in Vila Nova de Gaia across from the city of Porto are run by three big companies from both nations. Sogrape owns several old vintners like Ferreira and Sandeman. Real Companhia Velha makes Royal Oporto. British giant Symington remains family owned. Indeed, some of the wine...
...beaches, there's no avoiding the comparisons. To look back on that day from the middle of this new war, to see the Atlantic alliance under historic strain, see the U.S. feared and reviled in countries whose freedom was redeemed at such high cost, to hear embattled American soldiers wonder if they will return home to a parade or a protest, while politicians argue over whether we went in with a plan or just a prayer, is to envy that great generation its gifts: unity, certainty and the chance to inspire all who followed...
...general quoted Senator Ted Stevens in his effort to lift today's soldiers into that hallowed company. "They've written about the World War II generation as being the greatest generation. But he said it's this generation right now that is the next greatest generation." Some soldiers, however, wonder whether he was telling them the truth or just what he thought they want to hear. Dispatched to Kuwait and waiting for the signal to invade in the winter of 2003, soldiers who heard about the millions of antiwar marchers in the streets wondered how they would be viewed when...
...experts point out that CEOs are like free agents in sports, and that you can't fault them for taking big packages (within legal boundaries) any more than you can wonder why A-Rod cashes his paychecks. Over the years a few companies have put CEO pay caps in place, but many have either abandoned or raised them in the face of competition. Socially progressive Ben & Jerry's, which for a decade capped executive pay at seven times the salary of the lowest-paid worker, dropped the provision in 1994 when it sought a CEO to replace co-founder...
...astronomers could use trigonometry to precisely calculate the distance from Earth to the sun. That was easier in theory than in practice, though, and nowadays astronomers use other methods to measure the distance to the sun. The world will be watching next month, but mostly out of curiosity and wonder at seeing a planet move across the face of the sun-firsthand proof that the seemingly two dimensional sky is anything but. Another transit is coming June 6, 2012. If you miss that one, you're out of luck. There won't be another transit until...