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...Macy's fashion director Nicole Fischelis says that bright-colored cardigans, sleeveless sheath dresses - you might have heard that the First Lady likes to show off her arms? - and the pencil skirts Obama favors are among the best-selling items in the store. If you could choose any woman in the world to wear Macy's dresses for a week, would it be the First Lady? "Without a question," Fischelis responds. Bloomingdale's is highlighting sleeveless sheath dresses in its catalog and stores. "She influences the decisions of every single buyer that goes into a showroom," says Stephanie Solomon, fashion...
...sponsored the event in collaboration with Martin M. Wallner ’11, a native of Austria who spent two years in the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service before coming to Harvard. He said he was happy with the way the event turned out and that Engleithner imparted many lessons, among which was the importance of being thankful. “I think the most important lesson is that we should be happy, no matter which situation we have to face,” Wallner said. “This man had to go through so many problems...
...often too polite - or maybe too shy - to ask friends and neighbors about the nuts and bolts of their beliefs, let alone sneak into a service in a house of worship that we're not thinking of joining. Enter a new website that sets out to explain the differences among religions as well as illuminate the areas of common ground. Patheos.com, which is launching on Tuesday, is a mash-up of path and theos, the Greek word for "god." Its founders, husband and wife Leo and Cathie Brunnick, have created a library of the histories and belief systems...
...also notes a key difference between Beliefnet and Patheos: "We're multifaith, but for the most part, people use us to explain their own, rather than learn about other, religions," says Waldman. Which is why Patheos may be well supported among those whose religions have been broadly misunderstood. "Islam is this bogeyman," says Patheos contributor Jonathan A.C. Brown, a professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Washington, noting that people act as though "everyone has achieved some enlightenment, except for Muslims, who are stuck in the Dark Ages." For Muslims, he says, "to have a forum where...
...host of other problems aggravated Panama's electorate, chief among them security, education and an antiquated public-transit system. "I have voted for the PRD for the past 25 years, but this time I [tried] my luck with Martinelli," says Pedro Gomez, owner of a small Panama City cobbler shop who says he was finally tired of "receiving nothing in return. At least Martinelli promised to give scholarships and free books to children, and my sons need them." Martinelli has also proposed construction of a $1 billion metro, both under- and above ground, along with a light-rail system. (Read...