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...Mayor, and his chief lieutenant on the project, Ellen Sahli, brush off the criticism. They note that Daley has had a record of success in tackling the city's worst problems: he lifted the nation's worst school system from academic poverty, razed the very high-rise ghettos his father erected generations ago, and nearly halved the city's murder rate. "I have always set high goals," Daley said. "This is a problem that can be solved." Many of his critics, however, aren't sure that this...
...cannot brush off McCain's "small varmint gun" quip as entirely lacking substance. If anything, it's a model of political economy: There's the obvious reference to Romney's now-notorious "evolving" opinions (on gay rights, on abortion, on immigration), there's the more obscure dig at Romney's comic explanation for his spotty hunting record (the "lifelong hunter" has been on two hunts - "for small varmints, if you will"). And there's the for-junkies-only joke, resurrecting a six-month-old charge that Romney's landscaping company employed illegal immigrants from Guatemala. As an added bonus...
...sweeping harbor view from the InterContinental Hotel, tel: (852) 2721 1211, may be rejuvenation enough for some visitors. For others, the hotel's serene spa offers a Jet Lag Recovery Massage with essential oils ($100 for an hour), or a Jet Lag Body Boost ($115), comprising a stimulating body brush-down and moisturizing mask. Finish with a hot soak or a cold plunge in the InterContinental's famous infinity pools...
...really are.” She recommends a quiet, reflective summer: “If you have a few weeks to yourself, use it to remember who you used to be...Remember how you used to paint—you know, before your life got crazy? Pick up a brush again. Give it a chance.” More serious but less serious than the first issue, less “adult” but more adult, Freeze 2 takes on the weight of the world, and after thinking about it carefully it looks they’re saying...
Within an hour of waking, many Americans interact at least five times with companies most of them have never heard of. Lather up with any popular brand of shampoo or soap in the shower; apply deodorant; brush your teeth; and put on sunblock, skin cream or hair gel, and chances are you are relying on creations touched by IFF, Givaudan or smaller competitors like Firmenich and Symrise. IFF's five largest customers, according to a recent JPMorgan report, are Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Colgate, Este Lauder and Pepsi...