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...except us," Abdulkarim says they told her. "We are your god now." When they were finished, one of the men drew his knife and slashed deep across Abdulkarim's left thigh, a few inches above her knee. The scar would mark her as a slave, they told her, or brand her like one of their camels. By nightfall, says Abdulkarim, more than 100 women in the town of Ablieh had been raped and dozens of people killed, including two of her sons, four of her in-laws and her husband. The only survivors in her compound were Abdulkarim...
...longer serve the Lord as an Episcopal priest." Instead, he would begin two new alliances: one with Frank Lyons, the conservative Anglican Bishop of Bolivia, enabling Beach to end-run the Episcopal American hierarchy in favor of its parent Anglicanism; and the other as pastor of a brand-new church--largely financed, it was later announced, by businessman Clyde Strickland, who would donate $100,000 and 10 acres worth $770,000. This new life, Beach told his stunned listeners, would commence in less than a month. "Some of you will feel called to join me" and some not, he said...
...HAZY SEPTEMBER day, Kenley Monson arrived at Ohio Northern University for her first day of college prepared with all the essentials. Like a new computer. And a new pink plastic computer cover to go with it. Then there was the futon, and the mini-fridge. And of course the brand-new color-coordinated bedding ensemble--pink sheets, pink pillows, pink comforter--which matched the pink shag rug and halogen lamp with the pink shade. The storage crates were solid pink; the trash can was decorated with hearts colored--you guessed it--pink. And who could forget the tiki lights every...
...well do marketing messages work on young kids? Market researchers find kids can identify brands from something like 18 months old. Some brand logos are better known than almost anything else: the Golden Arches, Mickey Mouse, the Nike swoosh...
...FORESEE THIS INCIDENT AS HAVING ANY SHORT-TERM OR LONG-TERM IMPACT ON THE BRAND? Of course it's had a short-term impact. It would be foolish to deny that. But long-term impact? No. Certainly not economic. Eight of the top 10 shows in all of television are shown on CBS. That's an extraordinary record that can't be overlooked because of this incident. And what advertisers buy are programs...