Word: flexed
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...population. Those alliances are still paying political dividends today. But now that era may be coming to an end. Seven years after U.S. warplanes first roared over the mountains of central Bosnia, America is gradually, deliberately relinquishing its leadership role in the former Yugoslavia. In its place, eager to flex its own foreign policy muscles, the European Union is reasserting control. The consequences for the region depend in part on how quickly and completely the U.S. decides to leave and how soon Europe can overcome its historical rivalries to speak with one voice. Balkan leaders who waited in vain...
...head of Morgan Stanley's investment-banking efforts in India, Kidwai, 45, recently guided that country's fastest-growing telecommunications company, Bharti Tele-Ventures, through its IPO. Her unit also managed an IPO for software provider i-flex solutions at the height of fears of an India-Pakistan war. When she needs to unwind, which is often, Kidwai loves to hike the Himalayan foothills...
Before a packed theater in Hollywood, a nude blond totters onto the stage tied up and blindfolded. A hush falls over the audience of several hundred as she begins to flex her arms and whip her torso around like a bronco, until eventually the rope loosens and her hands break free. She sheds the blindfold and slips out of her bonds to reveal a black thong. She glares icily, turns around and slaps her butt. The crowd--especially the half of it that's female--gives...
There's nothing as good for the sole as a comeback classic. When Dr. Scholl's Exercise Sandals debuted in 1948, the wooden slip-ons were promoted as a means to flex the foot, strengthen the arch and tone leg muscles. In the 1970s they peaked in popularity, not as an orthopedic shoe but as inexpensive hippie footwear. Today the sandals with the trademark gold buckle and unmistakable staccato ticking sound are back. "Sales are up 630% from last year," says Alan Johnson, a buyer for Shoes.com "It started in January as a very metropolitan craze. Now they've spread...
DIED. WILLIAM CHOLL, 81, designer of the ubiquitous wooden sandal that, in the 1970s, enjoyed U.S. sales of $30 million a year; on the Isle of Man, Britain. Son of a founder of the Dr. Scholl's company, he spotted the sandal in Germany, reshaped it to flex the arch and added a leather strap. Consumers took care of the rest...