Word: haphazardous
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Basel is in some ways the Houston of Switzerland: one industry overshadows all the others, and the zoning is haphazard. In Basel it isn't unusual to see a modern glass-and-steel monstrosity amid a row of elegant 19th century neoclassical buildings. The Rhine plies a serpentine course through the city, and Novartis' headquarters are at the river's edge, at a point where France, Germany and Switzerland meet. Across the Rhine from Novartis and a little to the east, marked by a tall white smokestack, is rival Roche. The pharmaceutical execs in Basel know one another, and they...
...these days maintains homes in Hong Kong and Singapore and on Australia's Gold Coast. A stint behind the counter at Elizabeth Arden led to 25 years in the beauty business, culminating in a job working for Estée Lauder as regional sales and marketing director for Asia. A haphazard search for wide shoes led Wong to Ferragamo and eventually into fashion. Soon she was the brand's distributor for Hong Kong before moving to New York City to run Ferragamo's U.S. flagship stores. But sensing the potential of China, Wong moved back to Hong Kong...
...schoolchildren, the first day of summer arrives with agonizing tardiness, and the last with frantic haste; those bordered out by these two are filled with erratic dalliances. There may be haphazard tree forts one week and trips to the waterslides the next, or there may be sandcastles first and then bumper cars. There may be nothing but hours of television. The common theme is the pointlessness of it all—the unequalled luxury of gorging on endless unclaimed hours...
Women often respond that until men prove themselves dependable as parents, they can't expect to be trusted. A haphazard approach to family responsibilities does nothing to relieve the burdens women carry. "Men haven't been socialized to think about family appointments and how the household runs for kids," notes Marie Wilson of the Ms. Foundation for Women, who constantly hears of the hunger women feel for their husbands to participate more fully at home. "They don't really get in there and pay attention. Mothers often aren't sure they can trust them -- not just...
...problem in places like Providence, R.I., where there is one outlet for every 6,000 people. But Dunkin' has had a rougher time west of the Mississippi River, where it has only about 60 of its 5,200 U.S. stores. Previous efforts to go cross country were haphazard, and those lonely outposts got blasted by stronger regional brands. This year, when Dunkin' rolls out in such new markets as Phoenix, Dallas and Las Vegas, it will blanket them with up to 150 stores. It's also planning to open more outlets abroad in Malaysia and Taiwan. To quick-start...