Word: polisher
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...bubble-burst, in which it became apparent that most of those instant-celebrity analysts - and the Internet stocks they blessed with hundred-dollar price targets - had been full of hot air, Wall Street found itself staring down the barrel of congressional scrutiny and decided to polish its own image...
...just have fun together." And Armstrong, who runs female-only trips to India and Bhutan through Portland-based Bridges to the World, tel: (1-207) 774-0940, is not alone. After pursuing gender equality, the travel industry is now flirting with segregation. Hoteliers are offering rooms with nail-polish remover instead of shaving foam and a trouser press. Train operators are wondering how exotic, really, is a Tokyo groping? If a traveler wants, it's now possible for flights, hotels and even a whole holiday to be a ladies-only affair...
...move, this thing just lunged at him." After a horrified moment of silence, everyone heard a crunching sound. Bronstein, showing fortitude not seen since St. George, pinned the dragon with the heel of his half-eaten foot so the beast couldn't throw him to the ground and polish him off. "I think he has an unbelievable calm under pressure," says Stone proudly. "And I'm sure this is something he learned during his years in the war zone. You don't become a Pulitzer finalist twice because you're running around being freaked out, you know? He yelled, then...
...1870s, nonviolent but ready to zap troublemakers with the self-defense art of kung fu. The title character of NBC's "Banacek" (one of three rotating shows in the NBC "Wednesday Mystery Movie") is not only a rugged insurance sleuth but also a walking lightning rod for Polish jokes...
...While Galambos' black and white pen drawings at times seem a little scratchy and lacking in polish, he has a nice sense of design. He mixes up his layouts and keeps the experience of reading always stimulating even if the events being depicted are simple. One page will be a big panel with three small insets, followed by a zig-zag of panels down the page, followed by all verticals. You could look at this book from across the room and enjoy it. Galambos teaches art in Rochester, New York, but by all rights he should be making a living...