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Since taking her business home, Chanin has helped boost the local economy. About 200 contract employees now hand make each piece. "One dress took 16 women three weeks to make," says Chanin, 43. "We might make one coat only 20 times. That means there are only 20 in the world, and each garment is handmade by someone different." That rarefied notion has splashed Project Alabama across the pages of Vogue, Elle and the New York Times and onto the racks of high-end retailers like Barneys and Jeffrey in New York. "We haven't invented anything new," explains Chanin about...
Defenders of the Bush plan cite the budget of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which will get a boost in the coming year. They fail to mention, though, that most of NASA’s budget increase will go to the space shuttle, the International space station, and Bush’s plan to explore the Moon and Mars. Near-term scientific projects, even those with proven promise, will largely be scrapped. One undeserving casualty is the Hubble Space Telescope. Bush plans to terminate the Hubble Space Telescope Robotic Servicing Mission, which would extend the life...
...present, Harvard sits in 11th in the pairwise rankings (PWR)—which attempt to reproduce the formula used by the NCAA to determine at-large bids to the tournament—though the unspecified value of the bonus points awarded for each quality win could boost the Crimson as high as seventh...
...present, Harvard sits in 11th in the pairwise rankings (PWR)—which attempt to reproduce the formula used by the NCAA to determine at-large bids to the tournament—though the unspecified value of the bonus points awarded for each quality win could boost the Crimson as high as seventh...
Canady added two jumpers, two free throws and a layup over the final 11:23 of the game to record 15 points and boost his weekend total to 35—two short of his first 19 games combined...