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...Shine...
...Crimson had plowed back from an early deficit and Harvard’s chance to shine on a national scale had arrived...
...inward: at the pain of love, the poignance of failed dreams, the lure of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. An abused woman exhorts herself to "hit like a man." An Asian American celebrates his ethnic group: "We are programming your websites, making your executives look smart." There's the fable of Shine, a stoker on the Titanic who "jumped his black ass into the dark sea" and cheerfully swam home while the rich folks drowned. And a cry against the exploitative record industry: "F___ a record deal. God gives me what I'm worth." They might not approve of the words...
...sold Macrobid--an antibiotic--but can she sell Big Macs? Napier, 47, earned her marketing stripes over 20 years at Procter & Gamble, most recently as vice president of its North American drug business, where she launched the company's hot osteoporosis drug, Actonel. Now she'll try to shine up the Golden Arches as senior VP of marketing for McDonald's. Napier has plenty of work on her plate: the firm's domestic sales are down 1.5% this year, and its shares are down 40% in the past six months. Plans include closing 175 restaurants in 10 countries and laying...
...Jewel Box” refers to the bar at the far end of the room, whose heavy-handed gold leaf application is supposed to make it “shine like a jewel,” as Hughes puts...