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...JOHN WOOD were still running a business, he would be looking back on a remarkable year of growth. The founder and chairman of the charity Room to Read, Wood and his associates have doubled the number of schools and libraries Room to Read sets up in underprivileged Asian countries to nearly 2,200. Success doesn't depend on throwing money at the problem. Instead, Wood seeks to make the community a stakeholder by encouraging local contributions. For example, in Nepal, families brought 50-kg bags of grain which were sold off, raising $1,500 to add to Room to Read...
...Mayor Giuliani on a tabloid cover – perhaps a reference to the fact that illegitimate priests and corrupt politicians both reside in the same ring of Dante’s Hell. The office-workers who jumped from the burning towers would fit into Dante’s Wood of Suicides. And Mike – who becomes a liar when he claims that “I lost my family in the attack on New York City” – is himself a falsifier, condemned to Dante’s eighth circle...
Jonathan (Elijah Wood) is a collectorwith a limited range and a deep, if enigmatically motivated, passion. What he saves is family memorabilia--his grandma's false teeth, a dollar bill, even dirt from ground that is somehow hallowed in family memory. All this stuff he seals in plastic Baggies and pins to a wall in his room. One of his most prized possessions is a photograph of his grandfather with a Ukrainian woman who, according to family legend, saved his life during World War II. In Everything Is Illuminated, Jonathan journeys to the Ukraine to discover her fate...
...CAFE DIGLAS The caf?'s red currant slice, piled high with the berries and a glossy meringue, is legendary, and the banana and chocolate variety is very popular. Caf? Diglas features marble-topped tables, dark wood paneling and red plush seating, and isn't touristy. There is live piano music three evenings a week. tel: (43-1) 5125 7650; www.diglas.at...
...hotel's most closely guarded secret. tel: (43-1) 514 560; www.sacher.com Cafe Diglas The café's red currant slice, piled high with the berries and a glossy meringue, is legendary, and the banana and chocolate variety is very popular. Café Diglas features marble-topped tables, dark wood paneling and red plush seating, and isn't touristy. There is live piano music three evenings a week. tel: (43-1) 5125 7650; www.diglas.at Café Korb This eatery's plain, somewhat worn 1960s interior has none of the grandeur of Demel or Hotel Sacher, nor the old Viennese charm...