Word: swann
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...apply Proust to just about anything. Wondering why that delicious cookie tastes so good? Proust has you covered. Sad that your mother doesn't hug you? Proust feels your pain. Struggling to properly describe the texture, taste, color, smell and sound of asparagus? Proust is your man (In Swann's Way, he writes "My greatest pleasure was asparagus, bathed in ultramarine and pink and whose spears, delicately brushed in mauve and azure, fade imperceptibly to the base of the stalk" Bingo...
...been aggressively reaching out to African Americans, making dozens of visits to historically black colleges and other venues. Mehlman helped recruit Michael Steele, the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, to run for the Senate, while Republicans in Pennsylvania essentially cleared the field of potential primary opponents for Lynn Swann, the Hall of Fame ex-Pittsburgh Steelers receiver, who is making a bid for Governor there...
...None of these candidates is a sure bet to win. Ford, a Democrat, is running in a conservative state, while Republicans Steele and Swann are contesting in places that traditionally elect Democrats. Mfume and Blackwell have better-funded opponents. Patrick in Massachusetts may have the best shot, as he is leading in the polls, but to win he has to get past two strong opponents in a Democratic primary and then a moderate Republican in the general election. But if a few of them win, it would make 2006 a watershed year for blacks in politics. There have been only...
...this double voyage, Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer re-enlisted the old crew: director Gore Verbinski, writers Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott and stars Johnny Depp (as scurvy Captain Jack), Orlando Bloom (the young hero, Will Turner) and Keira Knightley (Will's fiancé, Elizabeth Swann). They all seem pumped. "There's a kid inside most of the people on this crew," Verbinski says, "that gets juiced to get up in the morning and say, 'Hey, we're doing this.' This is the type of movie that says it's fun to go to the theater again...
British Land made Swann the first woman director at the 150-year-old company. It is one of Britain's largest property-investment firms, with holdings such as London's Broadgate offices and 43 Sainsbury's superstores. Swann, CEO of WH Smith, Britain's largest magazine and book retailer, brings valuable retail expertise. She is winning kudos for turning around WH Smith, which was headed for major losses when she took over in late 2003. "Kate Swann, who has the CEO experience that boards want and is a woman, is a very attractive candidate," said Constance Bagley, an expert...