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...still being answered. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has suggested that the bomb blasts on Friday morning may have been related to disgruntled parties unhappy with his landslide re-election victory on July 8 or terrorist groups that the country was not familiar with. In an emotional speech in front of the Presidential Palace, Yudhoyono showed photos of his picture being used as a target by unidentified masked men holding rifles. "This terrorist action is believed to have been carried out by a terrorist group but not necessarily a terrorist network that we have known thus far in Indonesia," he said...
...What fad would you give her credit for starting? What do you see selling because of her endorsement? I'm minding my own business in line at the bank and I'll see a woman in front of me wearing a skirt that's a little longer-length ... kind of falling below the knee, and a cardigan that she belts over. I think, Oh, the Michelle effect. There you go. It's right there. Boy, I bet cardigan sales have gone through the roof. I think sleeveless sheaths - we're seeing many, many more of them. I think...
...strategist for Nielsen Online. "Doing it on the Web makes a world of sense. They are clearly getting some buzz, there's a novelty effect. At a time when everybody is going to be competing around November to get attention, this is a good opportunity to potentially get in front of the line." Blackshaw, who monitors how brands are perceived in the social-networking sphere, says the Christmas marketing has gotten positive feedback on Twitter. (See 10 ways Twitter will change American business...
...jump start on what might be a horrid Christmas shopping season, experts anticipate that stores will move up Black Friday, and perhaps begin their holiday marketing around Columbus Day. "Overall, I think you're going to see a lot of this on the retail front," says Blackshaw. "They're going to be looking for novel strategies to drive competitive advantage, even if they have to rethink the typical calendaring of events." In this depressed retail environment, however, can Santa deliver the goods...
...anything, though. I kept walking through the beautiful streets of Rome, a knot in my stomach. I suppose I didn’t want to cause a scene and I was struggling to accept a greater and more disquieting truth: If the vendor had put the calendar in front, it was probably a popular item. People are buying these souvenirs and putting them in their kitchens. They might be marking birthdays, dinner parties, or play-dates under Il Duce’s watchful...