Word: colorism
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...long shelf life--merchandise sold under the resort label can sell at full price from late October all the way through to early April--but also as a fashion testing ground. Many European designers use their resort lines to try out ideas for upcoming spring collections. A color like last spring's grass green and a shape like the skinny pant first emerged in resort collections. For its 2007 resort line, Prada is introducing a new fuller shape, floral prints and a brightly colored soft leather bag. Chances are a variation on these looks will show up again...
...some signs that it sees compromise to be in its self-interest. Hamas has reason to avoid provoking Israel--in part because, as Major General Giora Eiland, retired head of Israel's National Security Council, says, "military targets in Gaza just got a lot clearer. There's only one color now--and that's Hamas." On June 20, Israel fired missiles at rocket launchers in northern Gaza and engaged in a firefight with militants, killing four. Hamas leaders know that their first order of business is restoring law and order, not starting a war with Israel. Hamas has tried...
...woman of color, how do you feel about being played by Angelina Jolie in the movie? -Dharma Kemp-Bresett, NASHUA, N.H.I have heard some criticism about her casting, but it is not about the color of your skin. It is about who you are. I asked her to play the role--even though she is way more beautiful than I am--because I felt a real kinship to her. She put her whole heart into it, and I think she understood why we should do this movie. We had something to say that we knew we should say together...
...money on cities most at risk of attack. He said it when he started in 2005. Repeated it in 2006. And in 2007, 77% of DHS grants are being doled out using a risk-based formula, up from zero in 2005. Chertoff has also backed off from the color-code hysterics, advocating a less reactive, more strategic approach to security. One of his major efforts is to get all U.S. ports ready to screen 98% of containers for radiation by the end of this year...
...second lieutenant colonel named Avanulis Smiley picked up the story from there, "Sir, they've also showed us seven buried IED sites. They gave us specific information-description of the houses, gate color, tree trunks...