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...late August, with the Head of State on a down-home vacation, when the calamity struck. The chief executive, apparently blind to the import of the event, continued vigorous outdoor activities as the nation mourned. Nearly a week passed before the person in charge was spurred to take any significant action...
...Richard Irvin is like the Darko Milicic of Ivy League football—an enigmatic import who has somehow worked his way into the doghouse but has enormous upside. Imagine if, back in 2004, Rasheed (O’Hagan) had been suspended, Elden Campbell (Pizzotti) had gone down with an injury, and then Mehmet Okur (Witt) had gotten hurt too, would the Pistons still have gone...
...world's youngest populations (more than 200 million people between the ages of 15 and 24) means spending power has shifted to those with a fever for fashion. Add to that the booming media in the world's largest democracy bringing brand awareness, plus the reduction of once punitive import taxes, and India starts looking like a gold mine?except for its labyrinthine bureaucracy, which can be as time consuming as it was in the days...
...that has not stopped the fashion flock from, well, flocking. Louis Vuitton braved these waters three years back, when import taxes were still high. Since then, Dior has entered the market, as has Versace. An Indian edition of Vogue will soon join Elle in competition with an already robust local fashion press...
Nimoy hasn't abandoned his otherworldly roots. For Star Trek's 40th, he and William Shatner, who "see each other regularly," will tour to meet fans around the country. "I'm very proud that after 40 years, people are still interested," says Nimoy--which means he knows the import of another of his roles; he has a say in the casting of a younger Spock for the 11th Star Trek movie...