Word: mini
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...side street in the small, leafy university town of Charlottesville, Va., there is an unassuming door with a buzzer next to it marked Oakwood Books. It doesn't look like much--it's next door to a mini-mall--but behind it is an enterprise that earns in the neighborhood of $20 million annually. Its sole asset fits in a comfy chair at a red-leather-covered conference table. The asset is good-natured and at ease with himself. With his smooth Southern accent, listening to him talk is like sniffing bourbon...
...research shows conciseness is interpreted as intelligence,” Oppenheimer said. “So thank you.” Between live “moments of science” demonstrations, a “Win-A-Date-With-a-Nobel-Laureate” contest, and a new mini-opera entitled “Inertia Makes the World Go Round,” the ceremony found time to recognize past Ig Nobel celebrities. 2003 winner C.W. Moeliker, who documented the first scientifically recorded case of homosexual necrophilia in the mallard duck, was on hand along with Lisa R. Danielson...
...with its change in location, HUDS’ fast-paced food service faces criticism from upperclassmen. Although many say they still appreciate Fly-by’s convenient location, they dislike the locale’s lackluster ambiance and limited seating capacity. Sometimes called a “mini-Annenberg,” Fly-by was a place where friends from distant Houses could catch up. “Now all we have is floor, hard marble floor,” said Raymond L. Yu ’07, commenting on the dearth of tables and chairs in the Sanders...
...constructive way...I think Lena’s really able to capitalize on the fact that many people are surprised that a Harvard student would talk so candidly about these things.” Blogging about her “sexcapades” has turned her into a mini-celebrity—as she puts it, a “minor controversy.” “My ex from the summer stopped talking to me the first time I published an entry,” Chen says. Now that her readership is expanding...
...Amidst the highly contrasted trends on runways-from girlish mod mini-dresses to sexy '80s-style corsets-two things are certain: the dress is the most important item of the season and tailoring is not in fashion. "I don't know why, but it is not about tailoring," said Miuccia Prada, sitting in her spare office on the Via Bergamo. "Perhaps it's because young people are just not into that...