Word: downrightness
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...protein, low-carbohydrate Atkins diet, foodmakers are filling out the $40 billion diet industry with alternative versions of their favorite sins, from marshmallows and margarita mix to biscotti and beer. And thanks to increasingly successful formulations of sugar substitutes, many members of this new generation of munchie killers are downright delicious. "They've come to my rescue," says Dallas resident Frank Edwards of Da Vinci Gourmet's sugar-free flavored syrups...
...economic indicators have been downright schizophrenic. "If you look at GDP and output, you see an economy that isn't doing great, but at least it's O.K., it's growing," says Mark Zandi, chief economist at economy.com "If you look at jobs, the economy stinks...
...think the term granny grabber refers to an unsavory frequenter of shopping malls. But in the garment industry, it evokes one of the most heartwarming and affirming human interactions: diminutive overalls and dresses that prove so downright adorable that grandparents can't resist buying them as gifts. Thanks in part to the granny-grabber factor, children's clothes have been a consistent bright spot in an otherwise rocky retail environment. "The children's market has bucked the trend," says Marshal Cohen, co-president of the market-research firm NPDFashionworld. "It's the only apparel sector that grew...
...oligarchs. A good one for Roman Abramovich (worth $5.7 billion, according to Forbes), who bought himself the ultimate bauble, a sports team: London's Chelsea Football Club. Not so good for Mikhail Khodorkovsky ($8 billion) of the giant Yukos group, who was questioned by state prosecutors investigating corruption. And downright terrible for Platon Lebedev ($1 billion), head of Khodorkovsky's finance arm Menatep, who was arrested on fraud charges in connection with the privatization of a fertilizer plant in 1994. Khodorkovsky, Russia's richest man, was questioned in connection with the Lebedev case, but many believe his problems are political...
...bruised and dented than a garden-variety Pinto. There were individual heroes and an exciting cast of newcomers—names like Klimkiewicz, Farkes, Brunnig and Salsgiver will grace these pages for years to come—and there were pressing, constant problems, like the infield’s downright scary propensity for misplaying grounders. But in the midst of all of this was very little to cling to and run with from a fan or writer’s standpoint. Obvious talent. Win some. Lose some. It was very difficult to bring into focus was this season was about...