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...hotel imbroglio was playing out in Nairobi, the U.S. delegation was in Washington enjoying a White House send-off lunch of veal vol-au-vent and cantaloupe sorbet. At each place setting was a commemorative bronze medallion wrapped in white paper and pink ribbon. President Reagan's remarks to the group included a few fatherly jests about his daughter Maureen, who is to head the delegation, but his message was earnest. The "business of the conference is women, not propaganda," he reminded them...
...this I could forgive. It was only natural that people who feel hopeless in the presence of so much loss and suffering would need a way to vent. And I was an easy target. If yelling at me, a Muslim clad in a hijab (an Islamic head scarf), to “go back home” helped people deal with their loss, then by all means, let them yell until their throats got hoarse. By that time, I knew full well that I was an American. A few people yelling at me furtively before I could see their faces...
...would result in the near-total commodification of hip-hop. Some performers, like the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff, accepted this incorporation outright; others, like Public Enemy and the gangsta rap collective NWA (or Niggaz Wit Attitude), saw hip-hop’s expansion as an opportunity to vent their frustrations with the social order in America...
...patriarch's death, there was no outward sign of disharmony between the brothers. Reliance aggressively branched out of its core industrial sectors into telecommunications, oil exploration and power generation. As co-managing directors at Reliance Industries, Anil handled finance while Mukesh oversaw strategic projects. The pair found a safe vent for sibling rivalry by creating distinct fiefdoms among Reliance's smaller subsidiaries. Under Mukesh, Reliance entered the highly competitive mobile-phone market and quickly garnered a subscriber base of more than 7 million, becoming the country's largest wireless carrier. Anil directed the group's push into power generation. Investors...
Guys, imagine if you could work out for 20 minutes just three times a week, lose weight and vent your frustrations at the same time. Then envision doing that at a gym without mirrors, free weights or treadmills. One more thing: you can sweat and burp without insulting women because it's a men-only club. Boys, welcome to Blitz...