Word: lavishness
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...mark. In Cancun, Mexico, last September, a coalition of developing nations shut down a meeting of the World Trade Organization. Led by Lula and Brazil, the developing world refused to negotiate new foreign-investment rules until powers like the U.S. and the European Union promised to cut the lavish agriculture subsidies that effectively keep developing-world farmers out of lucrative markets. Lula's stance may also derail or seriously dilute the Free Trade Area of the Americas, the hemisphere-wide pact that was meant to be a jewel of President George W. Bush's trade agenda...
Iyengar teaches practitioners to lavish attention on the body. The goal is to tie the mind to the breath and the body, not to an idea. His philosophy is Eastern, but his vision is universalist. You can incorporate Iyengar into your life and yoga practice--but ultimately we're Westerners on Western soil...
...beer in the venue as they haul equipment onto the stage with the help of their roadies. A publicist comes by with an allowance for this time: ten dollars each for use at the bar. A call goes up for some take-out Thai food. There is no lavish backstage playground for these musicians. Members of Stereolab periodically emerge from backstage to check the scene...
...band’s sound check—the band’s sound is immediately spikier and much more stripped-down than on the album. Clearlake mentions an acoustic radio gig in Seattle as a recent source of some exposure, and they seem competent on both fronts: a lavish and emotional sound on album, and equally affecting acoustic and live arrangements...
WEDNESDAY: The Paradine Case. (1948) Hitchcock in the courtroom for a murder trial with Ann Todd as a mystery woman being defended by able Gregory Peck. Lavish production form David O. Selznick. CH.5...