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...since 3 a.m. In the past two hours alone, his assistant tells him, he has received 47 phone messages. A secretary calls security to find out if the building needs to be evacuated. But Villaraigosa, 52, once described by a fellow Democrat as having as much energy as "a hummingbird in flight," is busy taking another call, that one from Frank McCourt, the owner of the Dodgers, who congratulates the mayor-elect and reminds him that there are seats set aside for any game he chooses to attend...
...trip around Bakshis and Zang's home store in Burlington shows that TSC is clearly a sanctuary for the affluent lawn warrior. Horse-racing helmets are displayed near hummingbird feeders, and outdoor paint, in John Deere Green for antique tractor collections, fills the shelves. ATVs share the center aisle with shiny lawn mowers. Udder cream comes in pretty clover tins (women have discovered its charms for chapped lips), and lawn trinkets are the hot item for spring. In the pet center, an aluminum bin full of chirping baby chickens is adjacent to model plastic horses for the kids...
Sure, a little of this goes a long way, but a lot of it goes even further. There's a mesmerizing, hummingbird quality to Scar Tissue that's hard to resist. It's a frank, unsparing, meticulous account of a life lived entirely on impulse, for pleasure and for kicks, and Kiedis (or possibly his co-author, Larry Sloman) has a gift for describing pleasure, especially that of playing music with your pals, something that rarely comes through on the page. The best scene in the book occurs when the Peppers first hook up with drummer Chad Smith, who walks...
...more subtle shift. "So many of those traditional stereotypes have been broken down now, and men can dress with a lot more freedom," says Zambesi's Tulia Wilson. Known for strongly individual, layered looks for women, the label has cleverly adapted that staunchness for men, whether masculinizing a dark hummingbird print into a tailored French-cuffed shirt, or adding a pink collar to a vintage rugby jersey. "It's that traditional gentleman's aesthetic," says designer Dayne Johnston, "with a difference...
Reno has a special advantage in its geography--it is smack against the California border and treats its high-cost, highly regulated neighbor the way a hummingbird does a flower. From 2000 to 2003, Reno has lapped up major operations of 17 California companies including Sun Microsystems and Charles Schwab, according to the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, in addition to the 700,000-sq.-ft. distribution facility Amazon.com set up in 1999 and the third roasting-and-distribution center Starbucks opened. Microsoft, Dell and Pfizer all have operations there. An estimated 200,000 people migrate from California...