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...dangers of the China Trade" [July 9]: Have we selectively forgotten that mad-cow-diseased beef and other tainted food products like bagged spinach and peanut butter originated on U.S. soil within the past few years? To pathologize China's industries as corrupt not only reeks of centuries-old Yellow Peril rhetoric but also fails to acknowledge the shortcomings of transnational regulations. We must take responsibility for cleaning up our own backyard when demanding that others take care of theirs...
...help but be impressed by Kabul's airport, which is in the middle of being refurbished. A fresh coat of salmon-colored paint, acoustic ceilings and fast laptops at immigration processing. In the departure lounge, there's even a reassuring bright yellow sign: "Renovation of Kabul International Airport. We apologize for any inconvenience caused during the renovation process." The sign is in English, not Dari. But never mind: you can still smoke anywhere in the terminal. You can't expect everything to change overnight...
...president, Faust will move from Greenleaf House, the Radcliffe dean's residence on Brattle Street, to Elmwood, the official residence of Harvard's president near Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Elmwood was vacant this past year after Derek C. Bok, the first Harvard president to inhabit the yellow Georgian mansion, chose instead to live in his Cambridge apartment...
...pearls to depict ocean spray and rare aqua colored tourmaline's to evoke the ocean depths. One stunning pendant is composed of onyx and set with diamonds and white gold coral-shaped branches. Other pieces include sea nymph pins encrusted with sapphires and a Poseiden-like creature made of yellow gold and fashioned into a pin set with yellow and white diamonds and a 7 carat spinel...
...Killer Beez (KBZ) have graduated to the big league. KBZ was formed in 2003, when a long-established motorcycle gang, the Tribesmen, were recruiting local teenagers to help deal drugs from tinny houses. Now KBZ's 50-plus members range in age from 15 to 25, wear yellow and black gang regalia, often featuring the word "Mojo" (the name of a deceased gang member) or their motto "F___ the world" on their clothes. The gang pay regular visits to Mojo's grave, where, says the report, "they drink and make a nuisance of themselves...