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    Oct 26, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. They're carrying a torch for tiki

    If the words "tiki culture" conjure images of rum drinks the color of windshield wiper fluid, dusty tribal masks and low-rent bamboo-backed bars, hold on to your paper parasol because there's a new trade wind blowing. What was once dismissed as "tacky tiki" is going upscale. The result? South Seas-tinged art, music, runway clothes and even a high-end restaurant in Beverly Hills, all with price tags a notch or three above the budget of your standard-issue aloha shirt-wearing tiki geek. Call it Polynesian pop, call it tiki 2.0, but the new incarnation is kicking the kitsch and ushering in an era of luxe on the lanai.
    If the words "tiki culture" conjure images of rum drinks the color of windshield wiper fluid, dusty tribal masks and low-rent bamboo-backed bars, hold on to your paper parasol because there's a new trade wind blowing. What was once dismissed as "tacky...

    Tags: Orson Welles, Culture, Staples Center, Fashion Shows, World War II (1939-1945)

    2. Aug 10, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Albert C. Haeger, broker

    Albert C. Haeger, a veteran customhouse broker and freight forwarder who owned and operated the old William H. Masson Inc. brokerage, died Aug. 3 of pancreatic cancer at his Bel Air home. He was 85.
    Albert C. Haeger, a veteran customhouse broker and freight forwarder who owned and operated the old William H. Masson Inc. brokerage, died Aug. 3 of pancreatic cancer at his Bel Air home. He was 85. The son of a merchant marine engineer and a homemaker,...

    Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Harley-Davidson Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Roman Catholicism

    3. Jul 25, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. A steady hand at the helm in turbulent times

    With his flight delayed by wind and driving rain, Brunswick Corp. Chief Executive Dustan McCoy stood just inside a hangar at Waukegan Regional Airport and watched a tiny Cessna trying to land. The pilot finally touched down on his third try.
    With his flight delayed by wind and driving rain, Brunswick Corp. Chief Executive Dustan McCoy stood just inside a hangar at Waukegan Regional Airport and watched a tiny Cessna trying to land. The pilot finally touched down on his third try. "I've got to...

    Tags: Hatteras, Economy, Business and Finance, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Moody's Corporation, Morningstar Incorporated

    4. Feb 18, 2004 |Story| Metromix

  4. Fantasy islands

    By now we're all sick and tired of hearing about how everyone's sick and tired of the cold, so stop the complaining and do something about it. You may not have the dough for a vacation, but sitting under a thatched roof sipping a pina colada is sure to...

    Tags: Palmer House Hilton, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Polynesia, Hugh Hefner

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