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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Sunday in Abu Dhabi the press lunch consisted of a dozen or so lavish dishes delivered sequentially on a 30-person service of monogrammed, gilt Limoges china. (The meal was delicious, thank you, but surprisingly none of the dishes was as good as the goat's brains from the buffet laid out by the palace of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum of Dubai on Monday). Back to the interesting part: amid all the excess, the Gulf is becoming a test case for the theory that oil wealth is a curse rather than a blessing when it comes to democratic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Decorate Like An Emir | 1/14/2008 | See Source »

Chriss Dodd, the head of the Senate Banking Committee, pulls in 1 more percentage point in national polling numbers than you do. Instead of trying to get people to come see him, Dodd goes where the people are. On a Friday night he's buying a buffet of Irish stew and soda bread at Jameson's Bar in Waterloo and walking around like the perfect dad at his daughter's wedding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Run of an Also Ran | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...dinner attracted around a dozen vegans and vegetarians as well as others looking for an interesting meal. Included in the buffet were vegan macaroni and cheese, pumpkin and corn soup, and peanut-butter baked tofu—as well as fruits, vegetables, salad, and bread...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Giving Thanks for Veggies | 11/20/2007 | See Source »

...operate 24 hours a day, will serve deli sandwiches with a seating area, like Darwin’s; high-end grocery items, like Cardulo’s; and convenience items, like 7-11. Whang will also have a produce section, a salad bar, and a large prepared-food buffet section, similar to Whole Foods, he said...

Author: By Gabriel J. Daly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Grocer Coming to Square | 11/20/2007 | See Source »

...LeBron James' new shoe, from Nike, costs $140; the latest Air Jordans rise to $175. In fact, kids have been killed for the latest "cool" sneaker. But the Starburys, sold exclusively at Steve & Barry's, cost just $14.98, and consumers have been scooping them up like shrimp at a buffet. In the two months after their August 2006 debut, Steve & Barry's sold over 3 million pairs. And the cheap-shoe love has lasted. "C'mon, this is the best thing that has happened in a long time," says Curtis Washington, 44, before bouncing out of a store with five...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sneaker Cents | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

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