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...first address to the British Parliament, amidst the heat of the Nazi onslaught, Winston Churchill proclaimed, “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” In the first big opportunity of his collegiate career, sophomore linebacker Ryan Tully offered everything he had, but added one new item to Churchill’s list—vomit...
Political strategists say women were shaken by the attack on a school in Beslan, Russia, in which scores of children lost their lives. "That was a parent's nightmare," says pollster David Winston, who advises House and Senate Republicans. So Kerry is trying to chip away at Bush's tough-on-terrorists image. Kerry's speech at the National Guard convention last week--in which he argued that the White House has "taken its eye off the ball" and even set back the war on terrorism by invading Iraq--may have been directed as much to women...
...little more self-consciously arty is the Winston Hotel, tel: (31-20) 623 1380. Housed in converted terraces in the middle of Amsterdam's gritty red-light area, the Winston boasts an art academy, as well as several twin-bed "art rooms" designed by young up-and-coming conceptualists. There's everything from the stark sculpture of Nicolas Touron (who has covered the walls of room 407 with 600 kilograms of "crooked ceramic objects") to the installations of Orna Wertman (whose giant jigsaw puzzles-cum-installations plaster room...
...year career at the state department, Donald W. Keyser became known as a master of the diplomatic cable. "He is without doubt the fastest and most impressive drafter of telegrams and memos I have ever dealt with," says Winston Lord, the former U.S. ambassador to China for whom Keyser worked in Beijing during the late 1980s. But on Sept. 1, 2003, Keyser whipped off a note that would shatter his professional reputation. E-mailing his superior, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs James Kelly, Keyser said he planned to take three days of annual leave because...
...spenders who turn up in the tabloids: Anna Anisimova, the 19-year-old Russian heiress who rented a Hamptons home for the summer for a reported $500,000. Or the Indian-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, who reportedly spent $60 million on his daughter's wedding in June. At Harry Winston, Brodie says the current trend is for customers to "trade up" their engagement rings, swapping $45,000 2-carat brilliant-cut diamond rings for $165,000 5-carat emerald-cut diamonds...