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...While sure to appeal to See's current fans, the book's cover (adapted from a "beautiful girl" calendar) and title suggest a desire to snare a new clutch of readers: those who can't get enough of Shanghai. Or, to be more precise, a particular Shanghai - the celebrated and notorious treaty port of the 1840s to 1940s that was divided into foreign-run and Chinese-run districts. Now often called "old Shanghai," it gained fame as a place that foreigners could go to get a glimpse of mysterious China (while still enjoying the comforts of home) and Chinese could...
...farce. The June 8 meeting that would determine Brown's fate attracted so many Labour MPs and members of the House of Lords that a House of Commons committee room quickly filled to capacity. And still they came, squeezing their way into the mass of bodies politic. When a clutch of tardy ministers wrenched open the doors, pressure-packed colleagues tumbled into the corridor, itself lousy with reporters poised to relay the verdict...
...League honor roll of the season. Her goal-scoring rampage reached five games in a row after she found the net with a header in the 61st minute in a win at Holy Cross Oct. 20. Though the streak ended there, Hagner continued to come up huge in the clutch. With fellow standout forward sophomore Katherine Sheeleigh sidelined by an injury most of the Nov. 8 regular season finale against Columbia, Hagner picked up the load and scored on a one-timer in the team’s title-clinching victory.“She always had the talent...
...last day.”Those thoughts proved prophetic, as Yale got out to a great start Sunday and began steadily cutting the Harvard lead hole-by-hole. By the 13th green, the two rivals were tied.But Sheldon, who also had an excellent second round score of 73, was clutch down the stretch as a member of the last playing group.“I saw our coach more than I usually do, so I had the feeling that it was pretty close,” Sheldon said.Amidst a flurry of pars, the par-3 17th hole proved...
...perhaps the best traffic driver of all? Giveaways. Each month new items are up for grabs for those who register for a flash sale, with lucky winners being chosen at random. The next item scheduled to be given away: a Christian Lacroix satin clutch, originally priced at $1,437. Not bad for a freebie...