Word: byronic
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...back, stroll along the waterfront past the 17th century house where Lord Byron in 1816 wrote The Prisoner of Chillon, a poem commemorating the imprisonment in 1530 of François de Bonnivard, prior of the Abbey of St. Victor. The 13th century Chillon Castle is at the lake's eastern end, a pleasant 90-minute steamboat trip from Ouchy. The boats leave from the central dock, but the schedule is seasonal so when there call 0848-811-848 for information...
...Across from Byron's house is Château d'Ouchy, a restaurant serving one of the most popular local specialties: perch from the lake. Lightly sautéed in butter, the tender fillets are served with parsley potatoes and consumed with chilled white wine from terraced vineyards surrounding Lausanne. No true Lausannois would drink anything with a perch but a local white...
...will always be remembered for stripping Karl Malone of the ball in the closing moments of Game Six of the 1998 NBA Finals, and then promptly schooling Byron Russell from the free throw line to hit the championship clincher...
...glaring are such conflicts of interest that Byron Wien, stock-market strategist at Morgan Stanley, took the system to task in his research report: "It is clear that the profession has some serious work to do to rebuild confidence," he wrote, urging analysts to be "intellectually honest and independent." My favorite criticism comes from the stock jocks on CNBC--the very same folks who made stars of bulls like Blodget and Meeker by putting them on the air day after day while the bubble was still bloating. These watchdogs now insist that analysts answer for their miscalls...
...Meanwhile, back onstage, TV host Byron Allen introduced a couple of young children who spoke eloquently of how it felt to be taken for granted in an unfair world. Moments later Allen reappeared to introduce a young boyband called No Authority, just signed up by Madonna's record label...