Word: gracefulness
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...particular young upper-middle-class and wealthy Chinese women with a lot of disposable income," enthuses Leah Liu, the China marketing manager for Hong Kong-based Jebsen & Co., the firm behind VIN and an importer of high-end luxury goods throughout China, including Raymond Weil watches and Porsche cars. Grace Bai, a 32-year-old advertising executive, is one of her target consumers. Nursing a glass of Louis Jadot Beaujolais on the outdoor patio at La Villa Rouge in Shanghai, Bai says wine is a good drink for women. "I enjoy it, and many of my friends...
This is not to say that I'm unanchored in my faith. There are some things that I'm absolutely sure about - the Golden Rule, the need to battle cruelty in all its forms, the value of love and charity, humility and grace...
...admitted to me during the course of her illness that she was not ready to die; the suddenness of it all had taken her by surprise, as if the physical world she loved so much had betrayed her. And although she fought valiantly, endured the pain and chemotherapy with grace and good humor to the very end, more than once I saw fear flash across her eyes. More than fear of pain or fear of the unknown, it was the sheer loneliness of death that frightened her, I think - the notion that on this final journey, on this last adventure...
...Iranian-born career politician was elected president by the Knesset's Presidential vote in 2000, a victory as surprising then as his apparent fall from grace has been now. Katsav seems unlikely to escape indictment and, if his case does go to trial, could face imprisonment. His is hardly the first high-level political scandal in Israel: Several past presidents, cabinet ministers and prime ministers have been investigated for financial improprieties; ex-Justice Minister Haim Ramon resigned this past August after being indicted for sexual harassment. But that won't lessen the sting for Olmert, who has seen his support...
This reeks of Christian masochism at its worst. “I am an alcoholic” is the equivalent of “I am a sinner”—essentially portraying alcoholics as wretched, helpless, fallen creatures in need of the redeeming grace and guidance of a higher power...