Word: abuzz
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...hotel's bar, the Living Room, is currently abuzz with New York City's cultured classes, as is its signature restaurant, the Standard Grill. The latter serves deceptively down-to-earth fare (try the trout); the rest of the hotel, however dwells in fashion's stratosphere and does not come cheap: rates start from $320. For more information, see www. standardhotels.com...
...ways to spice up a dull election campaign. Organize a rousing rally. Bring out the celebrity endorsements. Or maybe just show a little cleavage? That's Vera Lengsfeld's election strategy, at least. The 57-year-old candidate for Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has the country abuzz over her provocative campaign posters, which feature photos of Lengsfeld and CDU compatriot Chancellor Angela Merkel in low-cut tops, accompanied by the slogan "We Have More to Offer...
...them have the ability to execute at lightning speed, and the closer their computers are to the ultimate destinations, i.e. exchanges, the more of an advantage they have," says Arnuk, whose paper began circulating several months ago, setting Wall Street abuzz. (See pictures of TIME's Wall Street covers...
...streets of the country's capital, residents were abuzz with talk of the unexpected size and ferocity of the mass trial. "This is simply unprecedented," said a resident of north Tehran. "It's surprising how many are on trial." Just a week before, state media had said only a couple of dozen opposition figures would go to trial and that some 150 dissidents had even been released. In recent days, there had been hopes that the regime would try to placate or compromise with the opposition Green movement, particularly after the Supreme Leader's proclamation that a prison in south...
...solve the problem of institutional exhaustion. So rather than form new departments that would just calcify in their turn, we want a device that would allow us to fold in the hands every few years and reshuffle the decks. In point of fact, the world of research is already abuzz with ideas and devices for pulling faculty out of their departmental homes into temporary alliances with other disciplines. Centers like the Radcliffe Institute fund one-time-only interdisciplinary research seminars. Funding organizations provide research funds with sunset clauses, ensuring that collaborations end every few years. In the world of research...