Word: glassing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...gutted. Simultaneously, restaurants around the crescent beach of Jimbaran Bay, not far south of Kuta, were attacked. Mangled bodies were laid out on the white sand. There were at least 22 dead. As for the injured, said an emergency worker, many had "their faces and arms ... ripped by the glass from stores." Quickly, candle vigils appeared on the island's sidewalks as banners asked, WHY BALI AGAIN...
...going to publish something, talking to people about it kind of comes with the territory," she says. "I didn't die. My life has to continue. I don't have an option." An orchid--Phalaenopsis, she says, and spells the word for me--stands in a glass vase on her coffee table. As we talk, Didion plucks one of its large, limp white blossoms, puts it on a small plate and gently strokes...
...burgeoning bar scene, the imposing, Art Deco-inspired La Paix formally launches the architectural career of Bill Bensley. The landscape designer behind the much-admired gardens and terraces at the Four Seasons Chiang Mai, Bensley proves that his talents extend to bricks and mortar here, with a massive glass dome that awes on arrival, as well as 107 guestrooms that exude understated chic and come equipped with luxurious rain showers (perfect for washing off any dust accumulated during your rambles through Angkor Wat). Evenings should be spent dining on the fabulously spicy cuisine at the hotel's restaurant, Meric, aptly...
Helsan Surapati sits on the glass-strewn pavement outside the gutted Raja restaurant, playing a blurry video clip of smoke and bloodied faces on his mobile phone. The Balinese vendor was buying a soda just down the street when a bomb hit the three-story building in Bali's popular tourist strip of Kuta. In a quivering voice, Helsan describes how he helped carry the wounded to taxis so they could be rushed to hospital. "There were people everywhere with bloodied faces," he says. "They were afraid of another bomb and were screaming and running." He shakes his head, repeating...
...group on its way. 4:13 p.m.—An officer responded to a report of an individual urinating outside of Harvard Hall. The individual was escorted off the property. Sept. 25: 1:41 a.m.—An officer was dispatched after a report of individuals breaking glass in the courtyard of Quincy House. The officer arrived and the situation was rectified and will be handled internally. 9:06 a.m.—An officer was dispatched to Quincy House to investigate a report of a broken window caused by a brick. The officer arrived and a report...