Word: damping
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...love the English. It's sad that you did not probe more deeply into why the English binge drink more than the French and the Italians [Dec. 19]. It may be a combination of circumstances: the dismally damp weather of Britain, the lackluster cuisine and the Brits' Victorian heritage. ANGELO FORLENZA San Jose, Calif...
Then I saw the hostess. She was hunched over on the linoleum with a paper towel in both hands, scrubbing with determination at a spot on the floor. I walked over to her, my palms a bit damp with sweat. A lot was riding on this encounter...
...March, the government sentenced him to three years of forced labor for "resisting the authorities and obstructing traffic" during a protest in October 2003. So now Statkevich rises to the dawn sound of reveille, submits to a body search and roll call, then walks for an hour to a damp, cold shop where he repairs radios. This is the only work authorities will allow Statkevich, who holds a Ph.D. in technical sciences, to do. At 6 p.m. he walks back to prison for the night. None of that has cowed Statkevich. He meets a Time correspondent during his lunch break...
...When Akua Wood fell for a Brit and moved to England with him 11 years ago, the cold, damp winters and raw winds came as a shock?especially to her skin. A Ghanaian native who had spent a year studying in Italy, she was used to kinder climes ... and better moisturizers. So she made a virtue out of necessity and started concocting her own, using an ingredient native to her country of birth: shea butter. Since 2002 she has sold the moisturizer and other homemade bath products under her Cioccolatina brand (www.cioccolatina.co.uk). Adherents are gluttons for her Tiramisu body butter...
When Akua Wood fell for a Brit and moved to England with him 11 years ago, the cold, damp winters and raw winds came as a shock - especially to her skin. A Ghanaian native who had spent a year studying in Italy, she was used to kinder climes ... and better moisturizers. So she made a virtue out of necessity and started concocting her own, using an ingredient native to her country of birth: shea butter. Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits...