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When George W. Bush addressed the U.N. in New York City last month, the applause was tepid, the audience somber. When Laura Bush addressed UNESCO, the U.N.'s scientific and cultural offshoot, in Paris last week, the response was heady, enthusiastic. Sure, that's partly because she's a coiffed First Lady and not a controversial President--but the glowing response was also because Mrs. Bush spoke in the gentle, feminist language penned by consigliere Karen Hughes that U.N. types favor. At times she even sounded a bit like Hillary Clinton, saying that "learning empowers women to ask questions...
...Metropolitan is billing itself as "Bangkok's first truly contemporary hotel." By that you can expect the whole dark wood, Zen-grotto aesthetic so beloved of modern designers, as well as somber staff uniforms devised by fashion's dark prince, Yohji Yamamoto. Other au courant knickknacks include Shambhala bathroom amenities and a yoga mat in every room, should you feel like performing an invigorating sun salutation before breakfast...
...soft opening this week - and yes, the Met Bar will be spawning a Thai clone. The Metropolitan is billing itself as "Bangkok's first truly contemporary hotel." By that you can expect the whole dark- wood, Zen-grotto aesthetic so beloved of modern designers, as well as somber staff uniforms devised by fashion's dark prince, Yohji Yamamoto. Other au courant knickknacks include Shambhala bathroom amenities and a yoga mat in every room, should you feel like performing an invigorating sun salutation before breakfast. Chances are you won't, of course - not if you've supped and drank well...
...Chopra’s speech wasn’t meant to be all somber; “The campus must have some fun,” he added...
...because, in war-torn Afghanistan in the early 1990s, no girl was safe unwed. At 24, Ghotair has been married 12 years and her husband, a pickup-truck driver-when he finds work-can barely support the family. Asked to describe her life, Ghotair smiles, but her answer is somber: "Finding bread to eat during the day, sleeping at night and looking for bread again in the morning...