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...Palacoeur For the head concierge at the Intercontinental Bora Bora resort--a former employee of the Paris Ritz, Le Crillon and Le Bristol--fulfilling guests' needs can be a challenge on a remote South Pacific island. "If a guest wants a Cuban cigar, he doesn't need to know you've anticipated his request by at least a month to get it through local customs," says Palacoeur, who lists among his triumphs securing a submarine for an underwater wedding in which the groom was a diver but the bride was not. "That was the deepest kiss I ever...
...numbers: Grand Slam or PGA titles, touchdown passes, new records. By that yardstick alone, a racehorse called Silent Witness was a winner many times over. Just retired, Silent Witness was unbeaten at his first 17 starts, eclipsing the 16-win streaks of past greats Ribot, Citation and Cigar. For three years running (2003 to 2005), the Paris-based International Federation of Horseracing Authorities ranked him the world's fastest sprinter. And over five seasons of racing, he amassed $8 million in prize money. Yet those numbers, impressive as they are, don't tell the whole story of Silent Witness...
...South Shore resident who works behind the counter at the Leavitt & Pierce tobacco shop, said, “People come in just to get warm, and we certainly don’t mind that,” she said. “Some do come in for a quick cigar,” she added. “Maybe they think smoking one will make them feel warmer...
Studen outlined current construction projects taking place at Harvard, including renovations of the current Fogg and Busch-Reisinger museum building; Fairfax Hall, which houses the Leavitt & Pierce cigar store; Rockefeller Hall at the Harvard Divinity School; and the New College Theatre on the former site of the Hasty Pudding...
...doesn’t get any better than this," Yale captain Chandler Henley said. "My biggest concern right now is that they wouldn’t let me bring my cigar in the [interview] room...