Word: apartness
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Last November I went to Tokyo to trail Giorgio Armani while he opened the first Armani tower in Ginza. What struck me most?apart from the marvelous idea of seeing the ultimate minimalist designer in the birthplace of minimalism?was the way Armani kept positioning his brand for a younger generation of Japanese consumers. Everything, right down to the way the handbags and small leather goods were displayed in the window of his new shop, was about luring these coveted new luxury aficionados into Armani's universe. All around the world, designers and luxury executives are jockeying to appeal...
...That embarrassment has since been softened somewhat by the drop in violence that began in mid-2007, although violence levels have begun rising again in recent months. But, while McCain's strong support for the surge has set him apart from his potential Democratic opponents and even from many Republicans, the perception in the U.S. that McCain offers a significantly different approach to Iraq than can be expected from his rivals is not shared by many Iraqis. They see more similarities than differences among U.S. politicians, and are not expecting much to change...
...straddles two broad avenues - Karrada In and Karrada Out - lined with shops selling everything from color TVs and furniture to vegetables and fruit. The two avenues are separated in some places by a single city block, and one is easily confused for the other. Now they seem worlds apart. Karrada In is buzzing: several new kebab restaurants have sprung up, and many shops have expanded. Karrada Out is the opposite, dark and empty, with most of the shops shuttered. Why? One explanation is that many of the businessmen have fled to Jordan and Syria. Another is that the Mahdi Army...
...course, it’s rather a stretch (not to mention overly self-flagellating) to suggest that if we were only a little less fussy, African children wouldn’t be starving. But the issues aren’t quite as far apart as you might think...
...moon is different from one point to another, and different from the planet's other moons. "That difference in the tug would be enough to cause the body to distort differently as it goes around Saturn." The friction created when sides of the tiger stripes are pulled apart or pushed together at different points during orbit may be creating the heat that ultimately causes the eruptions...