Word: expectancies
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Basically, fashion designers spend large sums of money - the average runway show costs around $40,000 - to show off clothing they don't expect anyone to buy. But runway shows aren't intended to sell individual items; they're about publicity, prestige and the overall feel of a designer's collection. Every seasonal collection has a theme - nautical, rustic, Victorian, gingham, clowns - that is later translated into more wearable items sold in boutiques and department stores. The colors, fabrics and overall aesthetic will remain true to the collection, but most of the more bizarre features - like the time Isaac Mizrahi...
...largest analysis of its kind, new research pinpoints how long older men who are diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer can expect to live if they opt for a conservative, "watchful waiting" approach to their cancer treatment - as opposed to seeking immediate, aggressive therapies such as surgery and radiation...
...omission detracts from the legitimacy of any review process that will take place. As Western State University law professor David Frakt, a former Guantanamo defense counsel, complained about the administrations’ failure to grant detainees access to valid legal representation, “It is simply unrealistic to expect non-lawyers to zealously advocate on behalf of the detainees, or to be effective in gathering witnesses and evidence to challenge the lawfulness of the detention...
...school, however, so remember to have a back-up plan, a heavily skewed girl-guy ratio, or a good story. Final Club: The FlyRather than merely wishing you were a fly on the wall at this illustrious final club, spice things up and stop by the Fly this weekend. Expect popped collars and popped bottles. No matter the occasion—whether a formal affair or laid-back Saturday night—the Fly always delivers. The Fly’s relaxed, classy vibe promises that you’ll start the night off on the right, albeit tipsy, foot...
...first town of freed African slaves in the Americas is not exactly where you would expect to find it - and it isn't exactly what you'd expect to find either. First, it's not in the United States. Yanga, on Mexico's Gulf Coast, is a sleepy pueblito founded by its namesake, Gaspar Yanga, an African slave who led a rebellion against his Spanish colonial masters in the late 16th century and fought off attempts to retake the settlement. The second thing that is immediately evident to vistors who reach the town's rustic central plaza: there are virtually...