Word: flipped
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...small town. In the Texas town of Odessa, Therese Archer's Body & Soul Center for Well-Being has 15 dedicated students, including an 18-wheeler diesel mechanic who drives 50 miles from Andrews, Texas, to attend classes. "He is very West Texas," Archer says, "and I thought he would flip when he saw what we did." Yet in eight months the mechanic has sweated his way up from beginning to advanced work. At the 8 Count exercise studio in Monticello, Ga., Suzanne McGinnis runs a "yoga cardio class" that mixes postures with push-ups, all to the disco beat...
...search for a bargain chateau can begin at home, where one can scan specialized websites like vacationspot.com castles.org and athomeinfrance.com Chateau hunters should also flip through upscale French real estate reviews such as Demeures et Chateaux, Proprietes and Belles Demeures, available at international newsstands in most large U.S. cities. Prospective buyers should contact reputable agencies experienced in steering foreigners through the shoals of house hunting and real estate transactions in France. Agents like Garcin (emilegarcin.fr) and Henu (france-chateaux.fr) can arrange hotels for prospective clients, visit properties with them, help arrange financing and oversee the closing formalities...
Fittingly, the play that has brought these two little-known Irish actors to Broadway, Stones in His Pockets, explores the flip side of their situation--the disruptive effect on a small Irish town when a big Hollywood film crew sets up shop. The play, a sellout hit in London and winner of the Olivier Award for best comedy of last year, has arrived in New York with its production virtually unchanged. That includes, most crucially, Campion and Hill in the leading--and only--roles. They play two locals working on the film as extras, as well as (a gimmick born...
Okay, I admit it. I watch at least three hours of TV a day. I’ll even watch the Geena Davis show. But some things are too scary to even channel-flip through. Consider this headline regarding the next edition of VH1’s “Divas Live”: “Kid Rock, Backstreet Boys To Join In Salute To Aretha Franklin...
...then with a flip of a switch the works begin to spin. Suddenly the pieces look like a carousel or the flying swing ride at fairs. The soft light in the room produces a moving shadow on the white walls, and the shadows combined with the airy room give the gallery a summery feel. For a minute, you stop, stare and smile...