Word: forwardness
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...Benetton Group has its ups and downs too. It still makes sweaters but it has also greatly expanded its product offerings to include a wide range of apparel as well as new brands such as fashion-forward Sisley and the leisurewear brand Playlife. Now in overall charge of the group, Alessandro has his hands full. The challenge today is to restore some of Benetton's luster and take the company global far more aggressively. Italy still accounts for 46% of sales - Europe overall accounts for 80% - at a time of sluggish economic growth and ferocious competition on its home turf...
...political situation will normalize and that tourism will help pull it out of the hole. Several big projects, such as Carnival Cruise Lines' tourism dock, under construction in Roatán, and a $15 million golf course-beach resort in the north of the country are still moving forward - a sign, Martínez says, of future recovery. "It's a matter of recuperating our international image, and I think that can happen overnight - just the same way we moved from positive to negative, we can jump from negative to positive," he says hopefully...
Assuming, as the smart money is betting, that Obama pursues an Afghan surge, why not propose a surtax on the wealthiest Americans to pay for it and, for that matter, to pay for the entire Afghan war from this point forward? Such a tax could be deferred a year or two until we’ve emerged more from the recession so bad economic timing wouldn’t have to be an issue. How better to send the message that (1) certain things have to be done, even though they cost money; (2) increasing the deficit in the short...
...illustrate this point, Thurman jumps to her feet and begins to pantomime a story from her own life. “Once when I was pregnant, I was at the theatre and I went to the bathroom during intermission,” she explains as she lunges forward, arms outstretched to emphasize the expanse of her girth. “Four other women saw how pregnant I was, and thinking that I would take a long time in the bathroom, ran ahead of me to get there first! It’s just unbelievable how cruel people in cities...
...Fortunately, help may be on the way. Nonpartisan groups like Repair California and California Forward have built momentum for sweeping reforms that could stop the unsustainable chaos - including an end to the two-thirds rule, limits on ballot initiatives and a new system of taxation. Schwarzenegger is pushing for a gargantuan water-sharing agreement that could help prevent the state from running dry. And his potential successors are also formidable go-getters with forward-thinking credentials - including former governor and current attorney general Jerry Brown, golden-boy San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. Brown...