Word: thanking
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Davidson carries fame's burden with blithe grace. He is recognized "constantly. And all one can say is, 'Thank you very much.' " It may be an apt rehearsal for his next role: as a celebrity in the Oscar-night audience. Last month, after he won the National Board of Review award for Best Newcomer, he said, "I am dying to make a speech, but didn't get to." Should the Academy award him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, he might take his cue from Judy Garland in A Star Is Born: walk onto the great stage, smile regally through...
...time to thank Ross Perot. Though bedecked with his customary flowers and frills, President Clinton's speech on Monday night owed its strength to the core of realism that the Texas billionaire has injected into American politics...
...state of Hawaii owes a big thank-you to a drug dealer. In July 1990, U.S. Customs seized the estate of one John Campbell Dowie, charged with smuggling hashish. As it happens, Dowie's 22 acres on the island of Hawaii were the childhood home of the legendary King Kamehameha I, who unified the islands in 1795. Traversed by the lazy beauty of the Halawa Stream, the lush property boasts important archaeological sites and major tourism possibilities. In a ceremony last week, Customs turned it all over to the state. Dowie, on the lam since 1990, did not attend...
...place is far too bright for any self-respecting late-night dive. The friendly blinks of the video games--still there, thank goodness--get lost in the incandescent glare of the firefly lamps. Mirrors on the wall? Swiveling stools? Fake-wood tile? Cleanliness? Tommy's is supposed to be grimy, not cheesy...
...messy, sloppy, thank-God-we-won-the-game win," Harvard Head Coach Kathy Delaney Smith said. "But we got tough, got determined, and got through it. Cornell is traditionally very physical and aggressive...