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Excess is always wretched, whether we're talking executive-compensation packages or some guy trying to squeeze his Hummer into a parking space clearly labeled COMPACT. When we succumb to the Big Gulp ethos, as inevitably we do, it leaves us feeling shamefaced and guilty. It never leaves us laughing, and that's something Hollywood needs to think about...
...their children just as we do," she says softly. The Shalit family's love for Gilad is indeed palpable in the northern Israeli town of Hila, where his parents, Noam and Aviva, live and where a banner hangs reading gilad: we are waiting for you at home. Noam, a compact man with close-cropped white hair and blue eyes, has no sympathy for the actions of the militants of Hamas or the Popular Resistance Committee, but he is keenly aware that the current military operation in Gaza - launched with the stated intent of freeing his son, but since greatly expanded...
...foliage in the Ambience Lounge has been lacquered white?so this is not a hotel for lovers of old-fashioned opulence. Still, everyone else should be happy with the 61 guest rooms and suites, where glass and white granite create an expansive feeling in what are actually quite compact spaces. Excellent lighting, free wireless Internet access and bathroom amenities from sought-after Czech brand Botanicus are other pluses. Dining is limited to snacks and light meals, but the nearby central business district offers plenty more options. You can expect to pass socialites and models on your...
...foliage in the Ambience Lounge has been lacquered white - so this is not a hotel for lovers of old-fashioned opulence. Still, everyone else should be happy with the 61 guest rooms and suites, where glass and white granite create an expansive feeling in what are actually quite compact spaces...
...nationalism and protectionism meant that as many of 85% of cars sold in Italy were Fiats. Now the company needs a genuinely global approach, which probably includes pursuing one-off, local alliances to build specific products, much like a November deal inked with Ford to jointly turn out new compact cars in Poland. The company, which is particularly strong in Brazil, has been looking for expansion possibilities in India and China. Elkann may be especially suited for these global challenges, having lived all around the world as a youth. "Moving around, you adapt quickly to environments," he says...