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...they're simply reacting to the demands of the market, which has become far more cautious and skeptical in the past three months. The game used to be about building a virtual Roman Empire, all glorious acquisitions and land-grabs. Now it's about building a Monaco, a tiny but incredibly profitable niche nation. Companies that don't understand the need to change direction--in geekspeak, the phrase is "turn and burn"--are doomed...
Comfort bikers ride at a 70[degree]-to-90[degree]angle and pedal easily. Many models offer shock absorbers on both the front and the seat post for a smoother ride. Some let you make stem adjustments to change the angle of your ride and your reach. Most glorious of all for riders who remember the pain of pedaling on those narrow racing saddles: new wide contoured seats, available in a variety of body-fitting configurations. Since people's sit bones are in different places in their pelvises, each saddle has its own fervent fans. "Comfort," says Spoke's Rinehart...
Armani maintains that the company is on track for a glorious Y2K. Unlike competitors Gucci and Prada, Armani has been spending his cash--some $650 million in 1999--not on acquisitions but on tightening his control over the way his products are made, displayed and sold. Last month he bought two of the Italian factories that produce his signature White Label collection from conglomerate GFT, and he recently established an office in Singapore to run his Asian business. He has also bought back the franchise for his stores in Japan. The new accessories collection should be very lucrative, the company...
...Onion: "Long-awaited baby boomer die-off to begin soon, experts say. Before long, tens of millions of members of this irritating generation will achieve what such boomer icons as Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Timothy Leary and John Kennedy already have: death. Before long, we will live in a glorious new world in which no one will ever again have to endure tales of Joan Baez's performance at Woodstock...[T]he ravages of age will take its toll on boomer self-indulgence, and the curtain will at long last fall on what is regarded by many as the most...
...constant phrase we kept mentioning was from Gladiator: 'Strength and honor,'" Wang said. "It was really hard at the beginning because we didn't know how much farther, or what it was going to be like, but once you reach the top it's a really glorious feeling...