Word: ironizing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Hong Kong's trading companies have moved beyond consumer goods. Noble Group, founded in 1987 in Hong Kong by a former steel trader named Richard Elman, sources commodities ranging from soybeans to petrochemicals to aluminum. A Chinese steel mill searching for a reliable supply of iron ore can hire Noble to find it, deliver the ore and then market the steel made from it. For some products, Noble controls the entire supply chain--for example, it grows oilseeds in Argentina, stores them in Noble-owned warehouses, ships them to China from Noble-controlled Argentine ports, processes and refines them...
...could call it the World Cup of cooking. Every two years, chefs from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas, all looking to make a name in the culinary world, gather in Lyons, France, to compete in the Bocuse d'Or World Cuisine Contest, an Iron Chef--style cook-off named in honor of the legendary three--star Michelin chef and Lyons resident Paul Bocuse, who started the competition. The winner gets 20,000 euros (or about $26,000), a statuette of an aproned and toqued Bocuse balanced on a globe, and bragging rights to being the best young chef...
Founded in the 13th century in this chilly spot - which was ideal for its access to both the river and mines - Viganella has declined with the sunset of the local iron industry. The hope is that both by luring more of the town's some 150 residents into the public square, and by attracting visitors, this device might revive an area that has lost more than two-thirds of its population in the past century...
ELECTED. Cal Ripken Jr., 46, "Iron Man" of the Baltimore Orioles who played in a record 2,632 consecutive games; and Tony Gwynn, 46, a 15-time All- Star with the San Diego Padres; to baseball's Hall of Fame; by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Voters overwhelmingly rejected nominee Mark McGwire, who slugged 583 career homers and was the first man to hit 70 in a single season, but has refused to address persistent allegations of steroid...
...performed well. It’s been a tough week with coming back from break and going down to Rutgers, but everyone did very well with adversity.” Freshman Alex Meyer received the honor of being named this year’s “Iron Man” by his teammates. Every year, one freshman is chosen based on several traits, such as dedication to the team, class leadership, and hard work, to swim every race in one meet. Meyer swam in every heat of every race Saturday, logging a total of 5,350 yards?...