Word: puffs
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STYLE: BBQ goes global; powder-puff makeover; new Greek wines...
...Paul & Joe Face Powder contains radiance-boosting pearls. "Pressed powder is a great eraser for any mistake," says makeup artist Trish McEvoy of her Even Skin compact. Stila offers choice with its powder duo--one side is matte, the other shimmery--while Lola's vibrant red compact and girly puff send you back to your school days. Old-fashioned never looked so fresh. --By Alix Strauss
...upshot has been a slew of fawning national media attention, from what Summers acknowledges was a flattering New York Times Magazine profile, lauding his bold activism on campus, to puff question-and-answer pieces in Time and The Wall Street Journal, to a spate of other positive stories on the curricular review and other Summers issues...
...family, many of whom are in the restaurant business themselves, had warned Yanko against the long hours endemic to the profession. But now that they have seen the 13-hour days he voluntarily spends in the kitchen, he says, and the delight he derives from making rolls and puff pastries, they support his decision. Yanko says the young people at his school seem more intense than many of the career changers, who, in his opinion, are "going through the motions trying to learn a little bit here and there so they can entertain their friends and family...
...cautious electorate likes stability. Since 1949, there have been only four changes of government - in '72, '75, '83 and '96. Three-year electoral terms are, in practice, even shorter, as the P.M. can call a poll whenever he likes; on average, since 1972, Parliaments have run out of puff seven months early. The perpetual campaign cycle suits the agenda setters and those who control taxing and spending: they can ensure that wallets are bursting with dollars by the time the electoral writs are issued...