Word: customizers
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Everything in your article was so true! Since Sept. 11, people everywhere seem to be cocooning and decorating orredecorating. Custom kitchens and media-entertainment rooms are encouraging family togetherness, while tony bedrooms pamper all. At my carpet business, I see customers opting for the more opulent shags of years past. Everyone is indulging in comfort. Instead of taking extravagant vacations, it's all about being cozy at home. JOE ZELDIN Calabasas, Calif...
...asks Jason Brook, the founder of Cantenna.com "A cantenna is cheaper and lighter. You can mount it on your laptop, and take it with you." Brook's site, which launches in November, will show how to make a cantenna and where the public hot spots are, while selling custom cantennas with fancy designs...
...interpretation didn't reflect the whole panel's, while Hanna Kvanmo denied that the subject even came up at the oval Art Nouveau table where the committee holds all its meetings. Maybe the problem was less what Berge said than that he spoke out at all, breaking with the custom of letting the citation do the work. During a talk with Time in the book-lined study of his Oslo home, deputy chairman Gunnar St?lsett said the painstakingly chosen words "contain clues to our motivation and philosophy. One should read every nuance of our statement very carefully...
...suddenly free to spend more time with their two children and each other, the two find themselves reluctant to go back to the work-centered life they knew. They began negotiations last week to take over a custom cabinet--making firm. "We want to create something tangible, a real product you can see and touch," says Brockman. "In telecom, unless you're laying fiber in the ground, you're doing something very few people actually understand. We like the idea of doing something creative now." Of course, adds her husband, "we'll have the best damn connectivity any cabinetmaker...
...trying to put together a pageant that will feature Tibetan beauty?and also publicize the cause of Tibetan independence. The reception from community leaders, however, has been unenthusiastic. Since 1959, when the Dalai Lama fled Chinese-occupied Tibet, Tibetans in exile have fought to preserve their traditions. Breaches of custom often are met with skepticism and fear by the older generation...