Word: luz
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Known for his eccentricity and metaphors, he compares wood-working to Japanese tea ceremonies and a good workbench to the Rock of Gibraltar. “Woodshop Walter” is, in the eyes of students Katharine A. Woodman-Maynard ’08 and Luz I. Gonzalez ’05, like a “jolly grandfather...
...wealthy Zobel de Ayala family, Enzo, as he was known by his countrymen, had a reputation as a high-flying but hard-working tycoon who later became a generous philanthropist, particularly after a polo accident in 1991 left him paralyzed from the neck down. Recalled fellow Manila businessman Guillermo Luz: "He was proud to be the working rich...
...years ago, Luz Cuevas heard an explosion upstairs in her house and ran into her 10-day-old daughter's bedroom. The baby had vanished. Cuevas looked up and noticed the window was open, which struck her as odd on a cold winter night. Before she could make sense of the empty crib, she noticed a small fire that quickly engulfed the whole bedroom. Investigators determined that it swallowed the remains of the infant as well...
...right when all they can hear is her grief? "We thought she was just traumatized by the fire," says her brother Evaristo de Jesus. And why, six years later, did a Pennsylvania politician and then the police decide to take this mother's instinct seriously? "I must admit, when Luz first came to me with this story, I had trouble believing her," says Angel Cruz, the Pennsylvania state representative who relayed Cuevas' story to Philadelphia law-enforcement officials. "Luz taught me that second-guessing isn't such a bad thing...
...TOKYO: Located in fashionable Aoyama, Luz's ultra-chic designs and all white, minimalist décor make it a favorite among celebrities and models...