Word: bells
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...ever seen, it's possible to think of ice as the last word in enigmatic swank, prettier than crystal, hard enough to be a murder weapon but more perishable than cashmere. In this lavishly conceived room, with its pillars made from earthenware sake vessels and its massive temple bell, the ice actually looks rather elegant. And when it has been carved into the Buddha, one that's ever so gradually melting away all evening, ice can even guide you toward musings about the evanescence of the material world--presuming you're the type who can think about such things while...
...Musharraf's deadly bout with al-Qaeda, the latest round has decisively been his. But a victory bell isn't expected soon. Bin Laden is still at large. "There is a perception that we have Osama hidden somewhere," the President said, "and we'll bring him out close to the American elections. We can't. We don't have any idea where Osama is." Al-Qaeda's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, announced on a video released last week that holy warriors, or mujahedin, were winning the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Pakistan has arrested more than 550 al-Qaeda...
Disregard any stock movement on the heels of bell-ringer news like fraud charges or a new asbestos liability. But modest earnings surprises that cause a stock pair to decouple often present opportunity--a rare commodity in a market going nowhere...
...what did it for me—whether it was Peter Yarrow’s Mighty Wind-ish rehearsal of “If I Had a Hammer,” the big screens flashing “GO JOHNNY GO” over Chuck Berry’s bell-ringing guitar, or the blown-up photo of the young John Kerry looking cool in a leather jacket beside John Lennon. But halfway through Tuesday night it hit me: We’re not close to done with...
...Cardinal would surely approve. And as his arrival is announced by a tolling bell, the monastery's usually locked front door creaks open to admit him. The cardinal's towering figure quickly disappears inside behind a cloud of habits. "They seem happy," he says when he emerges. "Not all religious communities...