Word: standout
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...have slept only two hours a night on his road to success. He resigned in disgrace in 2004 after being convicted of illegally tapping the phone of a journalist who had written negative articles on the company. DIED. Melissa Hayden, 83, lyrical, vibrant ballerina who became an international standout in George Balanchine's famously starless New York City Ballet; in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Such was her status in a company known for downplaying individual artists that when she announced her retirement in 1973, Balanchine created a work in her honor, Cortege Hongrois, that remains in the company's repertoire...
DIED. Melissa Hayden, 83, lyrical, vibrant ballerina who became an early international standout in George Balanchine's famously starless New York City Ballet; in Winston-Salem, N.C. Such was her status in a company known for downplaying individual performers that after she announced her retirement in 1973, Balanchine created a work in her honor, Cortège Hongrois, which remains in the company's repertoire. Blunt, generous and emotional, Hayden, who taught until her death, dazzled in diverse ballets like the bouncy, light-hearted Stars and Stripes, with music by John Philip Sousa, and Illuminations, an allegorical meditation on the life...
...external accounts crisis is the nation's ongoing interest bill and the profits returning home to foreign investors; despite good prices, export volumes are subdued. The country's top 20 export items are pretty much as they were in 1980. Few New Zealand companies (dairy producer Fonterra is a standout) have annual overseas sales of $1 billion. Only one figures in the 2005 Forbes list of the world's top 2000 companies (Telecom was No. 988; Australia had 38 companies on the list). Not only do the Kiwis need national champions, argues Skilling, but they must invest in "sticky" assets...
...Classes like this one represent a growing trend in travel to destinations including Italy, France and Mexico. Within Mexico, the state of Oaxaca is the culinary standout. Celebrated for its complex stews, bold flavors, unusual ingredients and intricate cooking techniques, the area has long attracted gourmets from around the world (the most daring will munch on chapulines?fried grasshoppers). Cabrera began offering lessons after getting repeated requests for recipes from travelers who ate in her family's restaurant, La Olla. But what began seven years ago as an occasional class has turned into a semiweekly event often sold...
...simmering milk. My father, as is his custom, absolved himself of cooking duties, although he stood by to sample anything ready for testing. Classes like this one represent a growing trend in travel to destinations including Italy, France and Mexico. Within Mexico, the state of Oaxaca is the culinary standout. Celebrated for its complex stews, bold flavors, unusual ingredients and intricate cooking techniques, the area has long attracted gourmets from around the world (the most daring will munch on chapulines - fried grasshoppers). Cabrera began offering lessons after getting repeated requests for recipes from travelers who ate in her family...