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Whether Sears and Kmart can do that by incorporating the best elements of much stronger brands in the industry remains unclear. "It could be more like a Bed Bath & Beyond meets Best Buy meets Target," says Marshal Cohen, chief fashion analyst at industry researcher NPD Group. "They've got a second chance here." But if Eddie Lampert can't make it work this time, it's likely to be their last.--With reporting by Jeffrey Ressner/Rancho Cucamonga and Jyoti Thottam and Dody Tsiantar/New York City
...popular vote should count, now more than ever? There should be just one vote, allowing our citizens to speak once and for all. Maybe then the money spent and the promises made by the candidates would be directed more at the real issues that affect voters. Jerry Keeler Bath...
...popular vote should count now more than ever? There should be just one vote, allowing our citizens to speak once and for all. Maybe then the money spent and the promises made by the candidates would be directed more at the real issues that affect voters. JERRY KEELER Bath...
...Today, visitors to Granada's two surviving hammams can enjoy the same convivial rituals, although facilities have been upgraded to cater to a modern clientele. Gone are the burly bath attendants and sadistic scrubbing mitts of old. In their place are gentler staff touting New Age aromatherapy massages. Experience one for yourself at the Hammam Ba?os ?rabes, tel: (34-958) 22 99 78. Set in the shadow of the stunning Alhambra palace of the Nasrid emirs, the 15th century Hammam was once the private, wood-fired bathhouse of a fabulously wealthy family, and still looks like something straight...
...moors ruled Andalucia in southern Spain from the 8th to the 12th centuries, and among their more sybaritic legacies are the hammams (bathhouses) found in the city of Granada. They were originally inspired by Roman baths, but the Moorish versions took opulence to new heights - featuring stuccoed alcoves, lavish geometric mosaics and horseshoe arches. The functions of the hammams weren't strictly utilitarian either: they were used by both sexes as places to drink tea and socialize as well as to maintain personal hygiene. For cloistered Muslim women, a morning at the hammam was a welcome chance to groom, gossip...