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While the head that wears the crown may lie uneasy, the head that wears the pelt risks public condemnation. Last week SOPHIE RHYS-JONES, who married Britain's Prince Edward only last summer, saw her honeymoon with the British people come to an abrupt halt when she was photographed in a fox-fur hat during a business trip to St. Moritz. Rhys-Jones claims the unanticipated Swiss chill prompted her spontaneous purchase. But at a time when the British government is embroiled in a debate over banning fox hunts, the move did not sit well. One newspaper suggested...
...What's most surprising about the Yahoo case is that it hasn't happened before," says Quittner. Now that e-vandals have flexed their muscles in a very public forum, bringing the world's most popular web site to a grinding halt, it's safe to say there will be increasingly creative attempts to foil hackers altogether. That will be a very tough, if not impossible process, says Quittner. "Unfortunately, there's not a whole lot companies can do to prevent this kind of strike." Of course, this is the world of high tech, where explosive growth and insight...
...pseudonym of a political figure whose name is well known in international capitals and intelligence circles." Last week, as I, Che hit bookstores, the tease was up. John Blackthorn, it turns out, is Gary Hart, former Senator and two-time presidential candidate whose public career came to a spectacular halt in a 1987 sex scandal...
...ground in Britain--one of Budweiser's largest markets outside the U.S.--and the Republic of Ireland, and has built up a following in Italy, Spain and Greece. Similar expansion won't be easy for SAB. Its extensive distribution network in Eastern and Central Europe comes to an abrupt halt at the German border. Without a support organization, it takes a long time to build a brand presence in a mature market. John Wakely, managing director of Lehman Brothers' London office, notes that it took Heineken 30 years to establish itself in the U.S. One way to speed things...
...halt Harvard's plans, a Web site has been created that includes a petition against the project, which opponents will eventually send to the planning boards...