Word: shells
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...halftime, the Bears (1-1, 0-1) had already amassed 451 yards of offense, on pace to shatter the record for most yardage by a Crimson opponent. But Harvard charged out of the locker room looking nothing like the shell-shocked team of the first half...
Home proves more difficult somehow than the hospital. The house seems an empty shell. It surprises a strong, active character to find himself feeling weak in a way he never has before--flatline exhaustion, the descent of an Ice Age. You shuffle like an old man. You feel light as a leaf--a breeze would knock you down. The body's resources are busy repairing damage and do not have time, so to speak...
...still find the small houses and the covered markets of the past," he explains. "And the people all know each other." Another favorite of his in shitamachi Tokyo, north of the Ikebukuro district, is Sendagi, where traditional shops sell Japanese paper, lacquer ware and shell combs. Some of these treasure troves are tucked in right next to Tokyo's busiest districts. Just 15 minutes from the Ginza, along the Sumida River, is Eitai, another village filled with mini-restaurants where only five people can sit. Another gem, the Kiyosumi Garden, is only a few blocks away from Kabutocho, Tokyo...
...media rooms in their homes and investing in elaborate renovations. They're also buying mega-yachts and accessing private air travel. The sale of mega-yachts--boats 80 ft. and longer--has more than doubled in the last decade. Demand is so high that even if you wanted to shell out $50 million for a yacht, you might have to wait: most of the best-known boatyards are booked through next year and into 2006. Marquis Jet, a company that enables customers to buy access to 25 hours of private air travel for $109,900 and up, increased its revenues...
...never dressed this group before," exclaims designer Michael Kors. He's talking about the millions of consumers out there who may covet designer fashion but are not prepared to shell out $850 for one of his 10-ply cashmere sweaters or $8,900 for hand-beaded pants. Or who may not even know his name. Kors built a fashion reputation dressing American jet-setters in cashmere and sequins, but now he covets single-name status like Ralph or Calvin. So he's launching MICHAEL Michael Kors (yes, the first name twice), intending to swathe Americans in what he calls "affordable...