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...hold the line as they face a showdown with frugal shoppers. "Inventories are in good shape, but sales may suffer more than we thought as retailers are forced to blink on promotions to drive traffic," says Jeff Black, director at Barclays Capital, who expects holiday sales to be flat with year-ago levels. (See 20 tech gadgets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Retailers Gear up for Black Friday | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...David Petraeus, who invited me to spend some time learning counterinsurgency at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., while he was leading the team that wrote the new doctrine. The intellectual rigor of Petraeus' team, their willingness - no, their joy - when it came to chewing over even the most unlikely questions were flat-out exciting. It was certainly at odds with the hidebound image of the military I'd grown up with. I became an auxiliary member of the counterinsurgency cult - in theory. When it came time to apply it in Iraq, I had my doubts. It seemed too little, too late...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Did the Iraq Surge Work? | 11/11/2009 | See Source »

...move that seems to invite the audience to find gender commentaries in a production that claims to preference other themes. But beyond all else, we are left with a relatively plain production of “Shrew” that, despite some charming directorial flourishes from Bensussen, falls flat...

Author: By Matthew C. Stone, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Taming' is Less Than 'Shrew'd | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...Perhaps, then, their presence is meant to highlight the futility of Walker’s quest for identity: can words and letters encompass the self? The soul? “Invisible” seems to suggest that they cannot, for at the novel’s end, Walker is flat and therefore fleeting, and a style that mirrors structure doesn’t excuse Auster’s seemingly lazy language...

Author: By Hana Bajramovic, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Invisible’ Remains Transparent | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...room itself has a nice feel to it, including a small cove for a well-worn punching bag. Fully equipped with a sound system, a flat screen tv and two fans, Mather gym is ready to make up in technology for what it lacks in gym equipment...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer | Title: Get Your Swell On: House Gyms Part 3 | 11/5/2009 | See Source »

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