Word: felted
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...admits to his parents that he hasn't gone to church for years: "I froze, then turned back. As I did he threw himself against me and buried his face in my shoulder, locking me in a grip so tight it was if he would never let go. I felt him shaking, his chest lurching against me. Then I felt a warm wetness on my neck and heard his sobs, his jagged gasps. The man I had never seen shed a tear, my Rock of Gibraltar, was crying in my arms...
...slump in exports has pretty grim implications for the country's manufacturing boomtowns, and the pain is already being felt. Stanley Lau, deputy chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, estimates that export orders at some 70,000 factories owned by Hong Kong companies in southern China have declined 5%-10% this year compared with 2007. Recent months have seen a first wave of bankruptcies and closures among the tens of thousands of factories in industrial zones from Guangzhou to Shanghai that make toys, jeans and PCs bound for U.S. retailers...
...Newman's Own Legend I enjoyed reading Robert Redford's tribute to Paul Newman but was disappointed that Redford felt the need to interject so much about himself [Oct. 13]. He should have kept the focus entirely on his exceptional and talented friend. Mary Knaus LeCluyse, Leawood, Kans...
...mainland China? Sophie Li, Guangzhou, China I hope that Princess of Nebraska will be put on YouTube [in China] and released for free. Thousand Years was originally supposed to be financed by a Chinese company and then it fell apart because there were lines in the movie that they felt very sensitive about. You never know what they're looking for in terms of censorship...
...City administration is based, policy head Stuart Fraser talks about his 45 years of experience there and says, "You just have to sit it out. It recovers." But he acknowledges that "it's a painful process, and we are only at the beginning." The impact won't be felt across the board. Barring a financial cataclysm, London will retain its position as Europe's preeminent financial center. Some wealth management may migrate to Singapore or Dubai, rapidly emerging regional centers, and some of the back-office jobs that are cut may never return. "As in any business, there will...