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...there is one redeeming feature in all of this, it is the contrast with previous showdowns when the military wielded still greater powers than it does today-powers that diminished, thanks to E.U.-mandated democratic reforms. After the military made its announcement on Friday, the government argued forcefully that the military had no right to interfere. "There can be no question of my candidacy being withdrawn," said Gul. Such boldness would have been unthinkable a decade ago for fear of immediate military retribution. The same is true of Sunday's massive popular demonstration in Istanbul, which took aim not only...
...potential of the Chinese market is so large that H&M's need to capture it is obvious. McKinsey estimates that by 2025 there will be 220 million upper-middle-class households in China's cities, defined as those making $5,000 to $12,500 a year, in contrast to 23 million households in 2005. Less clear for the company, says retail analyst Raphael Moreau of Euromonitor International, is "how much it will have to reinvent itself to make an impact...
...acted more like an American portfolio manager, discarding businesses that didn't meet profit targets or fit into his megacities strategy. Co-workers say Kleinfeld, a music lover who plays a mean blues harmonica, is easygoing and adaptable, a contrast to the stiff corporate culture of Von Pierer's world...
...Ginger took turns calling numbers with Yvonne, the establishment's owner, who in a short straight wig and long velvet jacket, had a Louise Brooks vibe - a sharp contrast to the beehive hairdos and animal-print outfits of Lips' other waitresses, who looked to have come straight from the set of a John Waters movie. Ginger and Yvonne's cutting back-and-forth of mostly unprintable comments about Clay Aiken, Michael Jackson, and Weight Watchers spared neither each other nor the bingo players. When the first winner went to the front of the room to get her card verified...
...Events like Yardfest are effective at drawing a large part of the undergraduate population, but do little to spark new friendships and relationships based on common interests. The reputation and budget of the CEB seems disproportionately dependent on the success of such celebrations. Smaller house events and socials, in contrast, are cheaper, quieter, and more contained than the College’s carnivals and concerts, but are perhaps more important in terms of community building. Instead of placing so much emphasis on Yardfest and the Harvard Carnival, the CEB would be better advised to turn its attention and focus...