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...Sept. 11, strange things have happened to Phil Godfrey. Hailed as a hero, he also lost his job when Benchmark started layoffs. He has visited ground zero three times, trying hard to weep, but he can't. People have said he did amazing things that he didn't do: hoist a woman down the stairs, give someone a $50 bill to get home. Instead, he did the simple work of a man who has learned that, as he says, "we need each other." He is reminded of that every Sunday at Harlem's Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ...
There are, of course, a host of options that don’t involve potions, pills or Jack’s magic bean, namely the arsenal of medieval-inspired brassieres that promise to hoist, squeeze, lift and hydro-thrust my breasts oh-so-far out there for every Tom, Dick and sketchy first-year to ogle. Britney I am not, and the thought of making my little ladies scream “hit me baby one more time” sends me into a panic...
...carry a gun for your country, you can hoist a beer...
...design theme, full of monoliths and luminous spheres: the stage looked like the cover of a Yes album. To stay on schedule the producers even promised a high-definition television to the giver of the shortest acceptance speech (and who wasn't hoping to see Julia Roberts hoist her guaranteed Best-Julia-Roberts statuette for "Erin Brockovich" and say simply, "I'll take the TV too, please," and prance...
...most vocal of them gathered near the Navy Memorial, where some managed to hoist down the American flag and raise their own, a black rag. Blue-helmeted riot police responded with batons and pepper spray...