Word: lavishly
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...mass destruction, Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi hasn't been the kind of statesman Western leaders have wanted to honor in their capitals - until now. Despite his continued disdain for democracy and notoriously poor record on human rights, Gaddafi is being hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy for a lavish five-day stay featuring not one but two meetings with Sarkozy. Supporters of the trip argue it offers Gaddafi evidence of the diplomatic respect awaiting him should he match his improved international behavior with similarly improved treatment of his own people. Detractors point to Gaddafi's comments over the weekend that...
...Director-screenwriter Chris Weitz's film version of the first book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy is meant to be a blockbuster for all major moviegoing demographics, from six to 16. Wreathed in lavish CGI effects, The Golden Compass traces the quest of the 12-year-old Lyra (Dakota Blue Richards) to find a missing friend and, eventually, to save her world. On the way to her destiny she's imprisoned by a glamorous vamp (Nicole Kidman), befriended by a talking polar bear (the talking is done by Ian McKellen) and accompanied by her own Jiminy Cricket...
...Among the initiatives: eliminating presidential term limits; putting the now autonomous Central Bank under the President's control; and the creation of regional vice presidents. Provincial leaders like Ramón Martínez, Governor of eastern Sucre state and himself a socialist, consider the latter idea a lavish centralization of federal authority, as well as a betrayal of Chávez's Bolivarian Revolution (named for South America's 19th-century independence hero, Simon Bolivar). "This revolution was supposed to create more pluralism in Venezuela," says Martinez. "We don't want a megastate like the Soviet Union...
...something a little more sophisticated, there's Restaurant Bobby Chinn (www.bobbychinn.com). The star of Hanoi's growing foodie set, owner-chef Bobby Chinn offers first-class food at developing-world prices, with entrees like aromatic green tea-smoked duck and braised pigeon wrapped in rice paper. The eclectic and lavish setting - including a red-silk hookah lounge with suspended white roses - reflects Chinn's Egyptian-Chinese-Kiwi roots. The origin of the popular codeine-tablet cocktail is less clear...
...affair. The setting? A typical recruiting luncheon for Harvard undergrads, given by leading financial firms like Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. Harvard students are well-known for flocking to investment banking and consulting firms following graduation, and it’s hard to turn down companies that throw such lavish events for students. Originally hailing from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, graduates often leave Harvard to concentrate in the financial centers of New York City and London rather than returning to their places of origin. The phenomenon is called “brain drainâ€; disadvantaged...