Word: shapely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that anyone with eyes or a palate could possibly have thought the old place was really in good shape, or that the pricey food was anything more than dependably dreary. But nostalgia is a heady seasoning, and panic set in among habitues as soon as the word was out that the new owner, Marshall S. Cogan's Knoll International Holdings Inc., had turned the management over to Ken Aretsky and Anne Rosenzweig, the team behind Arcadia, a popular East Side boutique-restaurant celebrated for its new American cooking. Even more frightening to those accustomed to "21's" innocuous but soothing...
...opening of the Flames' training camp. "During the summer I went on the Nautilus and then did aerobic exercise," said Blair, a second team All-America selection his senior year. "I rollerskated or rode my bike for 40 minutes a day. I came to camp in the best shape of my life...
...Iran-contra scandal spreads in ever wider circles, a disturbing image of Ronald Reagan is taking shape. Most accounts of Iranscam, notably the damning Tower commission report, depict the President as a woolly-minded, out- of-touch leader who permitted a band of overzealous aides to conduct secret and possibly illegal operations right under his nose. The White House has done little to dispute that characterization, and for good reason: an inattentive Reagan who knew little of the weapons sales to Iran and nothing about the illicit funneling of arms to the Nicaraguan rebels seemed better than a President...
...university can force you to put theseattitudes to work, or make you believe that yourparticipation truly matters, or convince you thatyou are not another inconsequential cog in a vastmachine but someone who must participate fully inhelping to shape America's role in the world.These are convictions that each of you must findwithin yourself. As we celebrate your departurefor the world outside, I hope that you wil profitfrom the example of Ted Hesburgh, profit fromNotre Dame's traditional concern for humanevalues, profit from the commitment many of youhave already shown to serving the community aroundyou and begin to take initiative andresponsibility...
...resident of Greater Cleveland, I think our city deserves to be the home for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. However, when Architect Steve Bandanes says he would like to build it in the shape of a pair of blue jeans, that is going too far. Let him build his jokes elsewhere...