Word: instanteous
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Whether it's with Lopez or Stefani, a celebrity association seems to provide a sense of familiarity in a cyberspeed, anonymous world where family is often far flung and community absent. Companies that capitalize on this through co-branding get instant emotional attachment and hipness by association. Companies that don't take that step run the risk of being perceived as pop-cultural outcasts...
...brought on board in 1987 when the venture capitalists moved in. Though originally from Connecticut, Weaver has acquired the tanned skin and relaxed manner of an Orange County native. His laid-back appearance belies his intense mastery of all aspects of PacSun operations; he can recall in an instant, for example, that store No. 39 opened in Paramus...
...emotional display yesterday morning, the sergeant also testified that in the chaotic instant before he realized what Trombly was grasping for, he had been reminded of a tragic episode from more than eight years earlier...
...narrow victory, Davis promptly announced an astonishing state budget deficit of $38 billion. This wasn't entirely his fault--the recession had caused capital-gains tax receipts to plummet from $17 billion to $4 billion--but Davis had not been honest about the looming disaster during the campaign, and instant karma got him in the form of Darrell Issa, a millionaire paleo-conservative Congressman who bankrolled the successful recall petition drive...
...accessory that lands on a trend-setting TV show like HBO's Sex and the City can also become an instant fashion hit. Last season costume designer Patricia Field picked out a diamond horseshoe necklace for actress Sarah Jessica Parker to wear on one episode. Soon after, HBO was flooded with calls and e-mail messages--and jewelry-design firm Mia & Lizzie, based in Los Angeles, was inundated with orders...