Word: bannering
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...organization as diverse as the U.N., some idiosyncrasies were bound to emerge. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra refused to hold his country's blue-and-white national flag (his Sandinistas prefer their own red-and-black banner) and thrust the Nicaraguan colors into his pocket during the shoot. Canada's Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, coming straight from a stem-winding speech before the General Assembly, decided to change into a fresh shirt...
...development of biotechnology. Most of the 200 or so small, research-oriented companies in the industry may need the resources and expertise of a large corporation to bring their discoveries quickly and successfully to market. The question remains whether or not biotech innovation will continue to flourish under the banner of the FORTUNE 500. Hybritech President David Hale, for one, thinks that it will. Says he: "We will continue to operate independently, and we feel that the company can still foster its entrepreneurial atmosphere as a subsidiary of Lilly...
...Even as we took our stances in standing room, the ceremony began. There was to be a solid hour of pomp and circumstance before the first pitch, the twin centerpieces being the awarding of World Series rings and the hoisting of the World Champs banner. In short centerfield several musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops were arrayed, and to kick things off they played some Fens faves like "Sweet Caroline." Then the rings were bore in from left field by wounded members of the military-real heroes, not the baseball kind. Later, after receiving his ring...
...rated the desirability of 30 government-proposed infrastructure projects. Some giggled as they pinned on pink badges labeling them "popular-will representatives." But most fell silent when they entered the school's auditorium. No one knew what to expect. Or exactly what was meant by the characters on the banner over the podium, which read: "Zeguo's 2005 Selecting a Development Plan, Democratic Earnest Discussion...
...home to "see what Alexis is up to" on Dynasty. When Geraldine and her kindly, crumpled uncle (Victor Wong) botch a home-cooked Chinese meal, they wind up dining at McDonald's. On the sound track, a zheng and a keening saxophone play a duet of The Star-Spangled Banner. One expects this felicitous cross-fertilization from Director Wayne Wang (Chan Is Missing), who was born in Hong Kong and named after John Wayne...