Word: teas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Herschel Danielovitch was an intimidating, alcoholic junk dealer who ignored his six daughters and his only son Issur. Then one night at their home in upstate New York, the boy splashed hot tea in the old man's face. The punishment was brutal, the reward immeasurable. "At that moment," Issur was to recall, "he knew I was alive. I have never done anything as brave in any movie...
...government's offer of a special six-hour birthday visit from his family as a way of protesting the plight of thousands of black activists jailed in South Africa. Meanwhile, Pretoria ordered roadblocks around the prison and clamped down on tributes to Mandela, including outdoor meetings, a private tea party and a concert at the University of Cape Town, which ended with the arrival of riot police in gas masks...
...became so formidable a literary icon during the 1920s that F. Scott Fitzgerald, invited to meet her, drank more than was advisable to steady himself before his audience with the great lady. As a result, he told off- color jokes. Wharton noted in her diary that evening: "To tea, Teddy Chanler and Scott Fitzgerald, the novelist (awful...
...store grain everywhere" in preparation for Soviet nuclear strikes. Now the vast network of tunnels beneath the streets of Harbin is being converted into a subway. Other shelters are already serving as underground hotels and shopping centers. In the meantime, citizens of Khabarovsk pour hot water for their tea not only from traditional Russian samovars but also from colorfully decorated thermos bottles imported from China. Plans are under way for a Chinese restaurant, staffed and supplied from across the river, to open later this year...
...service firms, their founders usually have few hard assets to pledge as collateral for loans. In 1979, when Kathleen Fay Jensen and Angela Franklin were raising money to set up the Professional Reliable Nursing Service in Modesto, Calif., they had nothing but a 1936 Pontiac and a silver tea set for collateral. They managed to get a $9,000 loan, but most women entrepreneurs are not so fortunate. A surprising number of bankers remain skeptical that women can successfully run any kind of company, regardless of experience or credit history. Christine Bierman owns three companies, including Colt Safety, a distributor...