Word: evian
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...under her. Then he shelved a Clinton regulation that tightened standards for arsenic in drinking water, arguing that more research is needed. While some people might be fuzzy about greenhouse gases, everyone gets the danger from arsenic--it's Murder, She Wrote territory--especially those who don't serve Evian at home. The symbolism of the move was breathtaking--especially after Bush and the G.O.P. Congress had denied workplace relief for millions (mostly women) who perform repetitive tasks. Employers thought it would cost too much...
FASHION WEEK Evian and cigarettes TOY FAIR Batteries DOG SHOW Sausages, liver, even Oreo kibbles 'n' bits...
...Evian Wong now has a firsthand taste of the new Hong Kong. The 33-year-old business executive is a follower of the Falun Gong spiritual movement that for the past 18 months has been the target of a brutal crackdown on the mainland. On Jan. 2, Wong awoke as usual at 6 a.m. and made the 10-minute walk from her apartment to a nearby park, where she spent an hour practicing the group's freeze-frame meditation exercises. When she arrived at the office, her boss was waiting. He bluntly told Wong she was fired?despite ?having offered...
...Evian Wong displays that kind of dogged faith, the attribute that has so infuriated the authorities in Beijing. Despite losing her job, Wong still intends to tell potential employers she is a Falun Gong follower. But she has no desire to take her case to the labor tribunal for unfair dismissal. "Falun Gong teaches us not to make people feel uncomfortable," she says. "And if my actions make other people suffer, I won't do it." If present tensions are any indication, Wong and her fellow Falun Gong believers will need all the fortitude their faith can provide...
...ascetic on the top of Mount Meru. I have been so materialistic all these years. I need to go figure out what my place in the world is. I'll take my yoga mat and my Evian and I'll see you once I attain nirvana. Either that or go into consulting...