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Saudis nonetheless regard Abdullah as a dedicated, in-touch ruler. Each day he rises around noon, greets visiting dignitaries, emissaries and ordinary citizens until his 7 p.m. lunch, naps until midnight and then puts in another day's work at the office until dawn prayers. Though devout, if he's a zealot about anything it's TV news: his office has a bank of 33 television sets so he can monitor all available satellite channels at once. In contrast to more remote royals, Abdullah has become a populist prince, touring the country and even munching burgers in fast-food restaurants...
...noon on Saturday our local gourmand comes around to guide us to lunch. Xiao Gugu ushers us into an inconspicuous little dive, explaining that when Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian wants to treat foreign dignitaries to authentic local dishes, he brings them to this charming place?the Lian Hsin Yuan Vegetarian Restaurant on Hsinsheng North Road; call (886-2) 2560-1950 for reservations. Xiao Gugu orders a flurry of dishes. First out is xueyu (snow jade) doufu, a two-tone brick of bean curd, green on top, white on the bottom. The top "jade" layer gets its color from...
Most first-years drop by between classes, according to McClary, and a few minutes after noon the cacophony of voices can be heard through the wall of mailboxes...
...Murray Research Center’s Brown Bag Lunch Series takes place every Tuesday at noon in Agassiz House. Talks are free and open to the public...
Petros, an employee of one-and-a-half years, sports a purple Nantucket Nectars cap, mischievous grin and five o’clock shadow (at noon). “The employees here love to make the customer happy,” he says. “We love to see smiles on the customers’ faces as they leave. It’s a feeling of euphoria.” He cites friendly qualities as “criteria we look at first and foremost” when hiring. And the Friendly Eating Place wouldn?...