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...year career at the state department, Donald W. Keyser became known as a master of the diplomatic cable. "He is without doubt the fastest and most impressive drafter of telegrams and memos I have ever dealt with," says Winston Lord, the former U.S. ambassador to China for whom Keyser worked in Beijing during the late 1980s. But on Sept. 1, 2003, Keyser whipped off a note that would shatter his professional reputation. E-mailing his superior, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs James Kelly, Keyser said he planned to take three days of annual leave because...
...Broadway lyricist who co-authored songs for sassy stage productions like Cabaret and Chicago; in New York City. Ebb worked with composer John Kander for more than four decades on 11 Broadway musicals, including 3 Tony Award-winners. Known for his wry humor and unholy characters, like the lascivious master of ceremonies of Cabaret and the murderous chorus girls of Chicago, Ebb is perhaps best known for penning the lyrics to New York, New York, the big-city anthem Frank Sinatra later made famous...
...year and a half as Harvard’s starting QB, Ryan Fitzpatrick, a master of improv, has carved up record books...
Quincy House Master Robert P. Kirshner ’70, who was on hand to greet diners, said there were no plans currently to impose any restrictions but “we will have to see how it goes...
GEorge Bernard Shaw once observed, "There is no love sincerer than the love of food." A member of the Bread Bakers Guild, Julia Child shared with the public the secrets of great cooking, encouraging us to master the fundamentals and use the best ingredients. We take solace in the fact that Child's last meal was a bowl of French onion soup--which of course includes a toasted baguette slice. We recall fondly her closing line at the end of every show: "Bon appetit." GINA PICCOLINO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BREAD BAKERS GUILD OF AMERICA North Versailles...