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...been killed trying to crawl over the Wall in 1962. The authorities left Fechter unattended for nearly an hour while he bled to death. "Reagan just gritted his teeth," says Peter Hannaford, a longtime aide who was with him in Berlin. "You could tell from the set of his jaw and his look that ... he was very, very determined that this was something that...
Features of the most masculine faces included a broader jaw, broader forehead, and more pronounced brow ridge, while the most feminine faces had a more tapered chin, larger lips, and a narrower forehead...
...taller than average. Interestingly, women do not like muscle-bound men, and men misperceive how muscular women want them to be. The face is also critical. A symmetrical face is a health cue, as are a good head of hair and masculine features such a strong jaw and a deep voice. Women generally don't find feminine-looking or feminine-sounding men to be sexually attractive...
...gaffe heard around the globe. Last November, just two days after Barack Obama's historic election victory, the world's collective jaw dropped when Silvio Berlusconi quipped that the next U.S. President was "young, handsome and even has a good tan." Though the Italian Prime Minister refused to apologize for the failed attempt at humor, Obama and his aides gave Berlusconi a pass. The incoming President was not going to be sidetracked by a diplomatic incident with a man already notorious as a loose cannon. Berlusconi kept his place that week on Obama's initial round of phone calls...
...essay in midcentury Modernism and sets the tone for the 337 rooms above. Accommodation comes in eight categories, ranging from the 250-sq.-ft. (23 sq m) Standard Queen rooms to the top-of-the-range 400-sq.-ft. (37 sq m) Standard Suite, with its enormous bathroom and jaw-dropping 180-degree views. All take full advantage of the location with floor-to-ceiling windows. The views - particularly when facing the water or looking downtown - will have you gazing outside in mute distraction every time you climb out of your sprawling bed. Organic bath amenities, iPod sound systems...