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...approaches the Reichstag. It sports a huge glass dome by British architect Norman Foster that sits over the plenary hall - from the viewing deck inside you can look down and see parliamentarians at work. Just behind the Reichstag, look carefully for the cobblestone line marking where the Wall once stood. Passing the Brandenburg Gate, you travel on Unter den Linden boulevard with its elegant 18th century buildings, which contrast sharply with the stark East bloc architecture of Alexanderplatz, the final stop. Cost: single ticket $2.55, full-day ticket $7.00. Journey time: about 30 min. Lisbon: Pick...
...friends say she is very funny. At a family dinner, she stood to go, and the footman very properly pulled her chair away. At that moment I asked her a question and she sat down again, except there was no chair. Everyone, including the Queen, laughed and laughed--and of course she reassured the terrified footman he had done nothing wrong. Once when she was on a walkabout in Scotland, someone said to her, "You look just like the Queen!" She replied, "How reassuring...
...like to expand in public high schools--was designed to make schools accountable for their dropout rates. But it hasn't been carried out very seriously. The Education Trust, an advocacy group for low-income and minority students, issued a scathing report in 2005 about how the Federal Government stood by while states handed in patently misleading graduation numbers: last year three states didn't submit any, and for many states, the figures were clearly inflated...
...fall against No. 15 Boston University. After bringing in two impressive victories during the team’s spring break competition, notably against long-time rival Yale, the Crimson was not able to hold off the Quakers (8-4, 3-1). It was the freshmen who stood out in Sunday’s game as Sarah Bancroft and Kelly Alverson contributed the Crimson’s four goals. Bancroft accomplished the first hat trick of her collegiate career. “It was very fun scoring my first hat trick,” Bancroft said. “I wanted...
...supposed to be acting Prime Minister for three hours while he had the operation. He asked me to meet with him. I remember joking with him and saying, ?I'm not going to make any decision tomorrow except changing all your staff.? At the end of the meeting I stood up and said ?Arik, this country needs you. Stay well. Come back. I am looking forward to hearing your voice on the phone tomorrow saying ?Ehud I relieve you of your responsibilities. I'm back in town.'? Then I hugged him and he hugged me, and I said goodbye...