Word: jamaica
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...fries will soon be going hungry. The global chain says it is shuttering its three stores in the capital, Reykjavik, citing the collapse of the local economy and the high cost of imports. The closures aren't a first for the company: McDonald's has pulled out of Bolivia, Jamaica and a handful of other countries due to poor sales. But the setback is decidedly unusual for the world's largest fast-food chain. (See the 10 worst fast food meals...
Nabel, who Moriarty said emphasized patient care during her term at NIH, has also worked personally with local residents in Washington, D.C. This experience, he said, has prepared her to lead a premier research institution that also serves as a community hospital for the Jamaica Plain, Dorchester, and Roxbury neighborhods...
Claiborne has worked in a wide variety of Boston neighborhoods, including Jamaica Plain, the Back Bay, the South End, and Mattapan...
...statues that crown the roof of the Duomo. My favorite place for listening to classical music is the Sala Grande at the Conservatory, tel: (39-02) 7621 1012, which has a slightly decadent air, as if it was a private sitting room. Afterward, I might drop into Bar Jamaica, tel: (39-02) 876 723. Opened in 1921, it was renamed after Alfred Hitchcock's 1939 film, Jamaica Inn. The haunt of writers and artists such as Piero Manzoni and Allen Ginsberg, it's a taste of the bygone, bohemian days of the Brera district...
...much more substantial margin than it did in 2002 - by as many as 11 points, according to the most recent polls. Denied a majority with the FDP, Merkel could opt to retain the Grand Coalition or try to rope in an additional party. (Remember the "Jamaica" scenario?) Building a coalition - an elaborate dance of horse-trading and arm-twisting - could take several weeks. (Read "Small Parties Gain in German State Votes...