Word: sean
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...couples on first dates in restaurants, shoppers at a cheese store. Instead of delivering lectures and lapsing into winespeak, she relies on the spontaneous reactions of her guests to get her message across. When she does talk about wine, she uses unconventional, even coquettish language: a Cabernet is "like Sean Connery, masculine and meaty"; a Sauvignon Blanc is "the bad girl of white wine, with mismatched earrings and stiletto heels...
...Cameron Indoor Stadium, known as the Cameron Crazies, specialize in personal taunts that often cross the line. They once showered condoms on a Maryland player who had been accused of sexual assault. Last season they dangled chicken nuggets on a fishing pole near chunky Tar Heels center Sean May. The Crazies are "an integral part of our success," says Duke assistant athletic director of communication Jon Jackson. "The Crazies have had fun without being abusive." Some...
...three of their next four games, while Detroit, the defending NBA champion, is struggling to regain its championship form. The two teams will meet again this season--in Indianapolis on Christmas Day. They are not likely to be exchanging gifts. --With reporting by Peter Bailey and Sean Gregory/New York, Joseph R. Szczesny/ Detroit and David Thigpen/Chicago
...turnaround plan for Barbie has entailed everything from a breakup with Ken to trendier fashions to launching a girls' line of Barbie clothing and perfume--even enlisting Hilary Duff to talk her up. For all that, Barbie still seems stuck. She is trying "to out-hooker Bratz," says analyst Sean McGowan of Harris Nesbitt...
...think foreign policy is going to drive down quarterly revenues right away," says GMI chief operating officer Mitchell Eggers, who spearheaded the study. "But over time, given the sharp change in how foreigners view American brands, the bottom-line differences will tend to come out." --By Sean Gregory...