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...What?s really got fashionistas riled up, however, are the even bigger discounts that can be found on the site?s flash sales, which registered customers are alerted to via e-mail. Its Going, Going, Gone sales - which are essentially the shoppers' version of playing chicken - begin by offering a product at its original retail price and then keep dropping the price as time runs out until either all the stock has been sold or the sale ends...
...perhaps the best traffic driver of all? Giveaways. Each month new items are up for grabs for those who register for a flash sale, with lucky winners being chosen at random. The next item scheduled to be given away: a Christian Lacroix satin clutch, originally priced at $1,437. Not bad for a freebie...
...idea—on virtual roads as smooth as Reggie’s voice. While it seems as though this world just couldn’t get any wackier, more challenges confront the Black Kids. They battle skull-headed demons with force fields. Their two-pronged swords of light flash against the darkness. They even manage to find a glowing volume of spells flat in the middle of the desert. Theirs is a universe where the unreal is realized. The band’s name is even seen in lights not once, not twice, but four times. In short, they...
...industrial past.But it’s not all fun with Cleve and Jane. As an antidote to the plot’s syrupiness, Thurber plops in a very vinegary element: the mob. References to the Pittsburgh gang scene run throughout the movie, just detailed enough to flash “real life danger” on the screen. In fact, while Thurber keeps the mob at a considerable distance (we don’t know, for example, why Cleveland is involved), he relies on its existence to compensate for the poorly developed elements of the flaccid plot...
...currently seniors at the College—discussed the program with Harvard College students in a packed Fong Auditorium on Tuesday. Despite the turnout of Harvard students, Leopold emphasized that the program was seeking students from diverse backgrounds—and other universities. “News flash: this program was not designed for Harvard College,” she said, drawing laughter from the audience. Leopold said in an interview that the program was conceived as a way to attract students who might not otherwise think of business school as an option. Some of the benefits...