Word: layers
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...have a real exit strategy for Iraq, or is he just relying on the questionable notion that the rest of the world will swoop in from the wings to aid a Kerry administration stuck with President Bush’s mess? The American people missed out on a vital layer of complexity Thursday night. And the sad part is that the debate went the way it was supposed...
...York City, the architects are creating a miniature department store for Kate Spade, who is expanding beyond handbags into home furnishings. To weave in the Midwestern, feminine perspective from which her brand is derived, they will sandwich a layer of pink film between two pieces of glass, instead of painting the walls. In Hong Kong, where they are building an 85,000-sq.-ft. store for Lane Crawford, they plan to ditch the traditional formula of clothing racks plus wall fixtures in favor of furniture and shelves that sit on the floor to resemble a mansion rather than a department...
...It’s not the reason,” Pasquarello said. “It’s just an external layer of protection in case someone needs help...
...consequence of the higher price tags is that companies are no longer willing to ante up for anyone besides those at the top of the pyramid. "There's no real middle layer anymore," says Adidas global-communications chief Jan Runau. And the endorsement deals are becoming longer term. "If you get a crack at potentially the most compelling Olympic athlete to come around in a long time, I don't think you want to do a one-year deal," says Phelps' agent, Peter Carlisle, who heads the Olympic division of sports marketer Octagon. Phelps' contract with Speedo--and the accompanying...
...Christina Ast's idea of a great summer vacation is mucking out cowsheds and picking potatoes with her three daughters and their children at Heinrich Winkelmann's farm on the heaths in Lower Saxony in northern Germany. At night, they bed down in the barn on a layer of hay. Never mind the mice audibly scurrying around in the dark or the spiders that crawl into their sleeping bags. "It's the most wonderful experience," says Ast, 47, a health-care administrator from Halle/Saale. "The hay is beautifully soft and warm and it crackles when you move." "Hay hotels" like...