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...last week Woodward introduced another mystery leaker who had identified the CIA connection of Wilson's wife even earlier, in mid-June. Woodward testified that while he didn't believe Plame ever came up in his talks with Libby, he had already heard about her CIA role from a "casual" conversation with another government official in the course of interviews for his book Plan of Attack, about the Administration's strategy leading up to the war. His source had called Wilson's wife a WMD "analyst," a designation that would not necessarily indicate her undercover status...
...think I’m going to respond to such an elementary avenue of expression (which I will). Clearly there’s a social facet of facebook.com that’s still taboo, an underlying tackiness that should discourage use of this site for a serious flirtation. But casual contacts are acceptable, and confirming friendship is a must. Unless, of course, it’s a random college student from the University of Missouri looking for “whatever he can get” that makes the appeal. That’s just gross...
...distinct groups--the leading-edge boomers, who are older, and the younger, 40-something group, who are closer to Gen-Xers in taste. Those women lead multifaceted lives; they include career women, stay-at-home moms and retirees. They want trendy jeans, elastic waistbands and clothes that are both casual and career oriented. At their age, they don't want to show too much skin; they want to be fashionable without looking ridiculous...
Forth & Towne also hopes to target four different types of boomer women by offering four brands under one roof: Vocabulary, Prize, Allegory and Gap Edition. Vocabulary is more comfy and expressive; Prize is sexier; Allegory, classic and tailored; and Gap Edition, casual. "This customer has a hard time finding clothes that fulfill all her needs," says Gary Muto, a 17-year Gap veteran who was named president of Forth & Towne last September. "And they all don't lead the exact same life. They are career women, stay-at-home moms and everything in between." Maybe apparel marketers will finally...
Needless to say, most of these paintings actively involve the viewer, making them more accessible and appealing for the most casual and uneducated of museum-goers. But not all of the works really fit the theme of layering, and many aren’t even visually enthralling...