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...Gazal and Mambo went together like pepper and jam. A public company based in the artistic dead zone of Banksmeadow in Sydney's south, Gazal generates annual revenue of $160 million and licenses a suite of brands including Oroton and Calvin Klein. Mambo was no Ma and Pa store in its heyday, either: it had outlets on three continents and annual revenue of about $40 million. But right from its 1984 launch in a Sydney motel, Mambo in spirit was always the quirky interloper contending with surfwear's super-heavyweights, the all - Down Under trio of Billabong, Quik?silver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Born-Again Mambo | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...economic thaw. Syria began opening its economy in 2005 under pressure from U.S. sanctions; foreign investment has changed the face of the country. Once the streets of Damascus were filled with 1950s-era American auto-mobiles, kept running by trade barriers and twine; now there's a daily traffic jam of new Asian sedans and German sports cars. Superseding the capital's dictator-chic hotels from the 1970s--massive concrete towers with prostitutes in the bars and spies in the lobbies--modern boutique inns are sprouting in renovated courtyard palaces of the Old City. Among Syria's lite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard from Damascus | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...Pyramus and Thisbe” for the Duke’s nuptial celebration. The style in which Cagnatto wishes to present his play mimics the style of Cappellani’s own writing. The novel is full of colloquial phrasing, both in the narration and in dialogue. Jam-packed with action and rarely staying with one character for more than a few pages, Cappellani’s novel seems to combine a nuanced tribute to Shakespeare’s work with a page-turning plot worthy of Dan Brown. However, there are times when Cappellani’s style distracts...

Author: By Rachel A. Burns | Title: All Ends Well in ‘Tragedee’ | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...protection of the mother’s health.There is more to a debate than what is verbally communicated. Physical communication and eloquence, are also very important. Obama spoke with a water-faucet flow, flashing his gleaming smile intermittently. McCain’s speech had the flow of a traffic jam in a snow storm, as he confused syntax and became short of breath. This stuff matters. McCain argued like he was down in the polls. On the other hand, you could almost see Obama thinking the line that made Reagan famous: “There you go again...

Author: By George Hayward | Title: Presidentiality | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...Seven comedians donated their time, the ERC took in $10,000, and Sanders was jam-packed with undergrads in search of a giggle...

Author: By Joseph P. Shivers, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Stand Up for Safe Sex | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

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