Word: isaac
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...plaintiffs have not shown that there is a likelihood that they would prevail on the merits," Judge Isaac Borenstein wrote in his decision...
...true story of a young 14-year-old psychopath who becomes obsessed with different types of poisons and uses them on his family, classmates and co-workers. Graham Young (Hugh O'Conor) is obsessed with chemistry and studies it with a passion. One day he learns all about Isaac Newton's lifelong obsession with antimony, a highly poisonous material, which when heated appears to transform itself into a diamond of breathtaking beauty. However, when Graham attempts to recreate the experiment it blows up in his face. And thus begins the life of the Poisoner...
This gap shows up dramatically on the selling floor. Isaac Lagnado, publisher of Tactical Retail Monitor, an industry newsletter, estimates that sales of designer items such as $200 Hermes scarves and $1,745 Chanel handbags grew a whopping 18% last year, to $30 billion, while sales of general merchandise--everything from toys to towels to T shirts--rose only 4.5%, to $575 billion. "The low end is tapped out," says Merrill Lynch analyst Peter Caruso. Indeed, credit-card delinquencies are at a 10-year high. And feeble sales growth has forced discounters such as Wal-Mart, K Mart and Toys...
...midst of anxious times, some consumers have decided that "dressing well is the best revenge," using high fashion to show they've still got their jobs and station in life. It's called "let your Ferragamos do the talking," says Isaac Lagnado. And many people are doing just that. "Business is booming across the board," says Massimo Ferragamo, president of Salvatore Ferragamo. "Sales are running 55% ahead of last year...
...Isaac R. Hodes '99, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, said he thinks that the death penalty is immoral and may be involved in the new group...