Word: ushered
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Real might be Thomas Nelson's biggest leap of faith. Michele Clark Jenkins, an entertainment lawyer and writer, and Stephanie Perry Moore, a Christian author, launched the hip-hop-themed biblezine. It wasn't an easy sell: Thomas Nelson's white evangelical execs weren't exactly up on Usher's latest hits. "You should have seen their faces after we played one of the songs," says Perry Moore, laughing, referring to the Christian rap CD that comes with Real. "They were, like, 'How can this be Christian?' And some religious leaders question the biblezines' decorum. "The Bible is a word...
...world. By giving scope for Asian currencies to strengthen, economists expect that the yuan's rise will effectively boost consumer-spending power throughout the region, because imports will become cheaper and interest rates will tend to remain low. In this way, the reform of the yuan could usher in a major shift in the way the global economy works: the knock against Asia is that it saves too much and spends too little, while the U.S. spends too much and saves too little?leading to huge U.S. deficits that some economists fear could destabilize the world economy. If Asians begin...
...beverages (Lil Jon's energy drink is called Crunk Juice), not to mention alliances with the biggest pop artists. The Ying Yang Twins have collaborated with Britney Spears, and Destiny's Child commissioned Atlanta rapper T.I. on a recent single. Lil Jon has produced big crunk hits for Atlantans Usher (Yeah!) and Ciara (Goodies...
...Scouten moved from the Secret Service to the White House staff as deputy to the chief usher, who is in charge of running the physical White House. Scouten was on duty when Ike had his slight stroke that year and aides gently persuaded him not to go to the state dinner that night. Scouten helped execute Jackie Kennedy's dinner on Mount Vernon's lawn for Pakistan's President Ayub Khan, a logistics marvel that involved preparing the food in field kitchens and transporting guests down the Potomac. "Thank goodness the weather was good," he recalled, an all-time understatement...
Scouten moved to the chief usher's job in 1969. The most elaborate White House dinner of modern times was given by the Nixons on the South Lawn for almost 1,400 people when the Viet Nam POWs returned in 1973. Scouten's crews laid out 37,000 items for the table settings alone. When Jimmy Carter restricted his public appearances in 1980 because of the American hostages held in Iran, Scouten helped bring the country to Carter. There were 377 public events in the White House that year, the most in history...