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Over at the Aquatic Center there were no Chinese contenders in swimming. And no roof. The steaming Grecian sun that felt warm enough to boil water didn't seem to bother U.S. phenom Michael Phelps, who raised the temperature a few more degrees by winning his first Olympic gold in the 400-m individual medley in world-record time. It was the first gold for the U.S., and as impressively stoic as Phelps has been in pursuing Mark Spitz's cache of seven of them, the weight of the first medal brought on his own waterworks. "There were definitely tears...
...week, citing a letter Clark wrote him. "The last development guy we hired was 27 years old," it says, according to the claim. "People our age are considered dinosaurs!" A spokesman for Dick Clark Productions declined to comment. Clark's other employees may want to stock up on their Grecian Formula...
...reinvent it, he hired designer Bruno Frisoni to add a touch of modernity to Vivier's great classics. Among the shoes on display in the charming Faubourg St.-Honore shop (where 18th century commodes are mixed with flea-market finds in Vivier's eclectic style) are gold alligator Grecian sandals, pink leopard-print boots and green satin stilettos with red chiffon roses. Although the collection can be found only in the Paris boutique, clients can custom-order shoes. "Vivier really invented the fashion accessory," says Fressange. "He was ahead of his time. He made shoes for the Queen of England...
...planner), she throws on a brightly colored Ralph Lauren crew knit and thanks God for that amazing weekly blow-dry from Gino. On the weekend, the routine is more complex: out comes the Earl mini (and with it, the Carriage House salon leg wax), the BCBG floaty, chiffon Grecian-style blouse and the teardrop pearl earrings her parents gave her upon graduation from Spence. In preparation for her high-flying career in PR, she recently founded yet another female final club which promises enriching service opportunities between garden party mixers at the Spee...
...rich and influential live in the Defence and Clifton suburbs, in the latter along a wide, crescent shore, in faux Grecian- or Californian-style mansions. Every few years their walls grow taller?concrete evidence of the rising tide of instability that engulfs Karachi. The latest fad among the very wealthy is to have a lion cub or a Siberian crane (an endangered species), which clacks loudly when a stranger approaches, roaming in the garden. In a country where more than a third of the population lives below the poverty line, many of the wealthy believe in enhancing their status...