Word: hamming
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...whole, the rolling taxi strikes have been remarkable for the restraint shown by the authorities, whose response to challenges from below can often be ham-fisted - and brutal. They have also drawn attention for the relatively unfettered coverage given to them in the state media - particularly the first strike in Chongqing when state media, such as the Xinhua News Agency, featured lengthy stories detailing how the local governor and central politburo member Bo Xilai led negotiations to resolve the dispute...
...head pieces are then crammed into a steel press about half the size of a shoe box, and pressure is applied until all the squeal's gone out of it...I don't count them, but there's a real cacophony of flavors, from the familiar sweetness of boiled ham to the earthy notes of the skin. All the different bacon you've ever eaten comes back to say hello...
...gift, donated by a group of 240 supporters of the museum will strengthen the Busch-Reisinger’s collection of post-1960 German art, HAM Director Thomas W. Lentz said yesterday...
...Happy. Virgin America, which recently stole Condé Nast Traveler's Best Domestic Airline title away from six-time winner JetBlue, is introducing new items to their on-demand food menu. After swiping a credit card through the seat-back's touch screen menu, passengers flying coach can order ham-and-Havarti tea sandwiches, chicken Cobb salad wraps or Greek salad for $7 to $9. An expanded cocktail selection, with cosmopolitans, mojitos and margaritas are also on offer for $8. For first-class and select main-cabin passengers, the cocktails and meals are free...
...interviews, most of which were conducted in 2000 (two years before Strummer's death at age 50) for the Grammy-winning documentary Westway to the World. The book reveals fresh anecdotes that aren't in the film, and affords a fuller recounting of others, such as Strummer's ham-fisted attempt at rioting during London's 1976 Notting Hill Carnival: "We were standing around this car with a box of Swan Vesta [matches] and it's one thing to say, 'Burn the cars and burn the ghetto,' but you try setting a car alight...