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...pieces and furnishings that might be charitably described as vibrant, it resembled a gallery or a slightly camp club more than a home. (Last year, Lam freely confessed to the New York Times that her loft was "bonkers.") A gaudy, stainless steel sculpture by Zhang Wang filled one entranceway; a trio of brightly dotted, spoon-shaped chairs by Zhang Qingfang was clustered in a corner...
...local English language newspaper of record, Dawn, this morning, a line that took on a new meaning as the day progressed. "In what should have been his finest moment, General Musharraf has lost his head," said Ahsan, recovering from his wounds in an alcove of the court entranceway. For two weeks the Supreme Court debated the constitutionality of Musharraf's nomination for a second term as President, despite his ongoing tenure as Army Chief. The holding of dual offices is normally prohibited by Pakistan's constitution, but in 2002 Musharraf was able to obtain a one-term waiver. Elections, which...
...smoke cigarettes and have always been cautious about breathing secondhand smoke, but I never worried too much if I inhaled a little of the stuff in a bar, a restaurant or a building entranceway in cities like New York where indoor-smoking bans have driven smokers onto the sidewalks. So I was surprised when I heard that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had issued a warning advising anyone at risk of heart disease entirely to avoid indoor public spaces where smoking is allowed. According to the CDC, exposure to secondhand smoke for as little as 30 minutes...
...time the 3/4 Battalion arrived downtown at Paradise Square, Iraqis were picking yellow flowers from the gardens and handing them over for the Leathernecks to stick in their helmets. Lieut. Colonel Bryan P. McCoy saw the large picture of Saddam above the entranceway to the Palestine Hotel. "I want that down," he said. Another Marine pointed out the huge statue in the square. "And that," said McCoy. A Marine noted that U.S. forces were not supposed to pull down statues. "Get your 88 and pull it down," McCoy said, referring to a powerful tank-recovery vehicle. And with that...
...gathered there on a breezy evening last month was nothing unusual. Except, that is, for the guy with the accordion. A portly man with long, thinning hair pulled into a ponytail, undaunted by the smart set in their $100 jeans and retro shirts, he stood in the main entranceway trying to hawk his damaged instrument. Politely ignored at first, he finally hooked a young woman and carefully played a tune that somehow avoided the twisted stops and smashed keys. She was impressed. What she didn't realize - apart from the dubious quality of the merchandise - was that the peddler...