Word: mini
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Because of all the chaos that descended on New Orleans, the acts of heroism often took the form of mini-rebellions against the bureaucracy. Richard Zucschlag, head of Acadian Ambulance, the largest ambulance transport company in southern Louisiana, moved his dispatch center to the outskirts of New Orleans, where it became the only communications network in the early hours of the disaster. Then, although Zucschlag's staff is not trained to do triage, he sent 10 ambulance medics to the Superdome while his 40 ambulances and seven helicopters served as the initial rescue force in the city. For 40 hours...
...better to make money off a casino than Danny Ocean himself? GEORGE CLOONEY and Rande Gerber (a.k.a. Mr. Cindy Crawford) are building a swank new Vegas hotel-casino, part of a $4 billion Barcelona-themed mini-city called Las Ramblas, opening in 2008. World-famous architect Brad Pitt may pitch in, but, says Clooney, "I'm not sure we can afford him. He spends time with Frank Gehry." In the meantime, Clooney is hard at work picking chefs ("I've been spending hours and hours eating") and setting the ambiance. The vibe will be a mix of "a James Bond...
...year. She doesn't have a corporate sponsor like Motorola throw her 18th-birthday party at a swank Manhattan nightclub, pack it with 500 people and hire Maroon 5 to rock out. And a normal girl certainly doesn't walk the tightrope between sports and sex, sparking a mini-furor at a Toronto tourney because her two stadium banners were a tad too revealing...
...FASHIONED PEPPER Over the centuries, long peppers fell from fashion in favor of the round peppercorn. But food fashions can change. Whole Foods and specialty markets are reintroducing the mini-pinecone-shape spice, which combines heat with sweet overtones...
...became apparent that even thinking up new diversions and pandering to their juvenile interests were not going to create a roomful of Mini-Mes, little journalists in the making. So I considered another idea, “They’re kids.” If I wasn’t going to stop the complaints, I was going to distract them long enough to make a difference. In the process, I got to bask in a few triumphs. An excited huddle of campers playing word games like Scattergories or Wheel of Fortune almost forgot they were stuck...