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...wonder different shades - comes with a mirror attached to the side of its tube and is fitted with a tiny bulb that illuminates the whole product at one click. The batteries can't be changed, but since the light lasts for some 10,000 clicks it'll probably outlast the gloss anyway. The glosses cost $25 and can be ordered from www.liparazzi.com or bought at select department stores across Europe and the U.S. Since Liparazzi's debut last month it has proved so popular - some shades sold out within two days - that the London-based Leykinds plan to bring...
...China, says sales will be about $3 million this year. He hopes to draw on his contacts back home for capital to expand. Eastern Travel is looking to break into the more profitable New York City-to- Boston corridor. Wong will need all the help he can get to outlast the wave of consolidation that may soon shake the industry. His competitors are already moving upmarket. Some of the family-owned Chinatown companies have brought in professional managers to expand, and Boston's Chinatown bus lines recently grabbed space at Boston's South Station. The shooting may have stopped...
...verb.Whether some of these verbs will stand the test of time remains to be seen. Plow seems to have done fine, but Google the company may not be around forever (heresy, I know, but forever is a long time) and it seems unlikely, though possible, that the verb will outlast the company. The OED takes a suitably reserved stance on the matter. It has an entry for the verb ‘to google,’ all right. The meaning, in fact, dates back to 1907, when it was first used in Badminton Magazine. It comes from the game...
...process proceeds, the growing chorus of critics must keep oversight, not political gain, in sharp focus. Congress is not asking for a timetable for a withdrawal, nor should it. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld rightly contended that such a timetable would only set a concrete date for insurgents to outlast U.S. troop presence. Instead, this bill is really about redefining the rhetorical playing field. It is about taking the difficult first step sooner than in the past. Previous criticism of U.S. military actions abroad have come only after major gaffes or losses of lives. It took the leak...
...it’s a good test.”The lightweights were the seventh boat to start the course, and they dropped to eighth during the second mile. Though Harvard held a slight edge over Georgetown in the middle mile, the Hoyas surged in the third mile to outlast the Crimson (15:45.32) by just under three seconds at 15:42.52. Penn, last year’s bronze medalist at IRAs, edged out Harvard by 0.15 seconds.“It didn’t feel as fast as it should have,” captain six-seat...