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Ever since Jordan's first retirement a dozen years ago, the NBA has searched from Chi-town to China for a star as dominant and marketable as His Airness. The contenders have bounced off magazine covers and TV commercials: Anfernee (Penny) Hardaway, Grant Hill, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant. Some got hurt, others committed off-court fouls. Or they were simply overrated...
...Chinese political reformers, who lost his post after he publicly sided with the 1989 Tiananmen Square protesters; in Beijing. Zhao joined the Communist Party in 1938 and eventually rose to be its General Secretary, a leader fondly remembered by many Chinese. Peasants in Sichuan used to say, "Yao chi liang, Zhao Ziyang," a rhyming pun that means, roughly, "If you want to eat, look for Zhao." After trying to prevent the brutal Tiananmen crackdown, he was purged and placed under house arrest, where he remained for the rest of his life...
...Tung administration dismisses all this as unproductive grousing. "The city has become highly politicized," says Au King-chi, the Deputy Secretary of Planning and Lands who is shepherding the project. "People are using this as a stick with which to beat the government," complains a senior in-house architect with one of the three candidates. One frustrated property tycoon, Ronnie Chan, even warned that the city "has become the most communist place in China." Les Robertson, the structural engineer for New York's World Trade Center and Hong Kong's Bank of China Tower, has signed on with Henderson. Reminiscing...
Several organizations at Harvard have launched efforts to raise funds for the relief effort. The fraternity Sigma Chi is promoting a dinner at Uno’s in the Square tonight where 20 percent of diners’ checks will be donated to the Red Cross. A newly-formed group, the Harvard College Tsunami Relief Effort, has begun soliciting donations...
...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 don't need to prime the credit card for a decent three-course lunch in Ho Chi Minh City: the streets of Vietnam's southern capital are lined with choice selections from the country's larder, available for marvelously small sums. Take a stroll from Ben Thanh market, along Le Thanh Ton street, and stop off at a street-side phó bo stall for your appetizer. Vietnam...