Word: armfuls
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...maniacal makeover - nowhere more brazen than in the city's wining-and-dining scene. With its army of foreign Mandarin students, Beijing has traditionally been the city of the cut-price tequila shot, but the coming sporting extravaganza is attracting accomplished restaurateurs who formerly kept the cheapskate capital at arm's length. That means everything from tapas joints to decadent martini lounges is finally on the menu. Face Bar, tel: (86-10) 6551 6788, swung open its doors in July, and is a good example of the new kind of venue to be found - blending northern-Chinese substance with...
...people, mind you—SIX!) so desperately needed to know what everyone else got on the first paper that she suggested everyone e-mail their grades to an impartial third party, who would then relay the grade distribution to the group. English Prof. Gordon Teskey was spotted walking arm-in-arm with a lady. A punch on a punch trip, in a drunken stupor, had his foot run over by a taxi in NYC on Friday night. He yelled for a minute and fell on the sidewalk, but survived—at least until the third event. A young...
...wattage politics - part of a massive push by the first-term incumbent Senator to woo nearly two million other women: those registered to vote in Missouri. Talent did an Arbor Day event and a $300,000 fundraiser with the First Lady the same day. He has a dedicated campaign arm called "Women for Talent" that has held nine events since July. His top pollster, Linda DiVall, is an expert in reading the interests of women voters, and his TV ads in the final weeks ahead of the Nov. 7 election are concentrating on issues that strongly resonate with women: nursing...
...That sock in the arm soldered our friendship. In the next few years Mary and I met her twice more, both times under the aegis of society doyenne Phyllis Jenkins (who deserved, and got, her own memorial tribute on this site). On each visit, Jane remained the decorous charmer she so often played on stage, in the movies...
...feminine grace and pluck that may seem antique today but was a beacon for her age. She was a great lady, a terrific person. And I?d say that even if I thought that, if I did, Jane would reach out from the beyond and punch me on the arm...