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...customer] doesn't want what her girlfriend has; she wants something different," says Fendi CEO Michael Burke, who became intrigued by the Istanbullu consumer when he clocked Fendi's wholesale demand rising over $1.28 million. "The definition of luxury here is individuality, as opposed to the more Eastern approach which is, 'I'm buying to belong.' In the West, you are buying to be different. In that sense, Istanbul is Western?although of course, it's also the gateway to the East...
...Kklein quoted a senior administration official who referred to the failure of Bush's Iraq policy as "a Mick Jagger moment ... You can't always get what you want." Now we will find out if the President recognizes that he has to abandon his six-year Under My Thumb approach to dealing with Congress. Jay P. Maille Pleasanton, California, U.S. Covering the Results I was flabbergasted that your cover in the wake of the Democratic election triumph was a Venn diagram with the headline "Why the Center Is the New Place to Be" [Nov. 20]. Huh? The Democrats kicked butt...
...providing him with a unique perspective, which would serve him well as UC president. As one of the only Muslim families in his western Pennsylvania neighborhood, Zaidi says his parents—who emigrated from Pakistan when he was six—used their differences as a way to approach the community and eventually integrate into it. “Our family defined itself in contrast to everyone else,” he says. “We would send cards during the Christmas season to our neighbors and our neighbors started sending my family cards to us during...
...Chafee, who was defeated for reelection, issued a statement reiterating his opposition. "Mr. Bolton did not demonstrate the kind of collaborative approach that I believe will be called for if we are to restore the United States' position as the strongest country in a peaceful world," he said. "This would be an appropriate time to choose a nominee who has a proven ability to work with both sides of the political aisle, a history of building strong international relationships and a reputation of respect for the institution of the United Nations. The names Brent Scowcroft and George Mitchell come...
...integrated. The student-assignment policy, which the local school board voted to keep even after a judge lifted a desegregation order in 2000, tries to maintain black student enrollment at each school between 15% and 50%. After 30 years of school integration, or what Gordon calls "the jelly bean approach" of throwing together children of different colors, the school district has still not been able to close the achievement gap between black and white students. Hence Gordon's motto: "Let's try something different...