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...tougher trunks. Trees, conclude the authors, have evolved a supersensitive response to shaking, whether by a breeze or by hand. Thus, in any forest or glade, nature has ensured that the relatively delicate, fast-growing trees of the interior are guarded by a sturdy defense against the winds that buffet the forest fringe...
...good outlet now when there's so much tension," says Anne Douglas. Indeed, there are still plenty of backyard pools and private tennis courts. But instead of holding a tennis tournament at the exclusive and expensive Beverly Hills Tennis Club, followed by a lavish buffet, tennis fans like Dinah Shore and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. are settling for simple at-home matches with pizza and hot dogs served up afterward...
...Rabat's main squares depicted him in golfing clothes. At the 18th hole, U.S. Ambassador Stuart W. Rockwell chatted with General Mohammed Medbouh, commander of the King's military household. "We are the only ones who take golf seriously," sniffed Medbouh. ∙ A lavish buffet, which included lobster, smoked salmon, roast sheep and couscous, was laid out, along with champagne and mint tea. Hassan ate with his seven-year-old son, Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed, one of his five children, under a special canopy. Near by sat Habib Bourguiba Jr., son of Tunisia's President. Italian Ambassador...
Inside, the champagne will froth in the Diplomatic Reception Room, with a lavish buffet of smoked salmon, roast beef and shrimps in coconut (caviar and foie gras were eliminated for economy rea sons) spread in the State Dining Room not far from the multistoried cake. After an interval at the reception, Tricia will climb halfway up the red-carpeted grand stairs and toss her bouquet down to the attendants waiting below; if Tricia's aim is on, it probably will fall to Ed's 25-year-old sister Maizie, who will be a brides maid. Then, reversing the White House...
Tiefer quit his job, sank his resources into a Manhattan storefront and hired a designer to help his wife. Before Melissa Tiefer, now two, was born, the Lady Madonna Boutique was ready for opening-day ceremonies-which included a buffet of pickles and ice cream and an array of statuesque, round-bellied mannequins...