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...form as a master of human interaction. He has elevated eye contact and hand gestures to an art form, using both not just for emphasis but also for nuance: a little wink when he wants his listeners to join him in a smile, a rabbit chop or a wagging finger when he wants them to remember who is boss. His probing, dark brown eyes are constantly scanning his listeners, looking by turns stern, quizzical, amused, playful. When eyes meet, they both challenge and hint at shared confidences. Whatever lies nearby -- a fountain pen, a gray glasses case from a Paris...
Most of the other races slated for the day were later cancelled because of the heavy chop on the Charles, but the lightweight coaches moved up the varsity race to seven in the morning in hopes of avoiding the forecasted heavy winds and rain...
...Kara Weiner spolied Harvard's bid at a doubles sweep in a three-set triumph over Erika Elmuts and Co-Captain Nicole Rival. Knotted at one set apiece, the Yale duo jumped to a 5-1 lead. Looking into the precipice, Elmuts rocketed down-the-line winners to help chop the lead to 5-4. But Salomon and Weiner roared back in the next game to record the Elis' first tally of the match...
...Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for writing funny in The Heidi Chronicles. And in this collection of pieces, she says she's funny. She first realized this, she claims, in the second grade when she "brought down the classroom with my comedic routines on our prospects for lunch (vegetable chop suey was a highlight)." More recent evidence is that she likes I Love Lucy...
...their outfits as dress-for- success mainstream, but it was a nice thought. In fact, a businesswoman or a middle-of-the-road matron can find places to squander cash this year, especially since manufacturers often ship their products with longer lengths, leaving it to stores or customers to chop or not. Lacroix kept his dazzlement to color instead of radical shapes, and at Dior Milan's Gianfranco Ferre produced a strong line of sleek, sophisticated clothes. No giddy gambits here, but what looks like an insurance policy for the historic fashion house...