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...vehicular misfortune. His first set of wheels—a used, 1980 Toyota Corolla 4-door sedan—was an unfortunate brown color. And even his silver Porsche isn’t exactly what he had hoped for. “I wanted the white one with red leather interior,” he says. “but it was [out of stock].” For now, pure sex on wheels will have to suffice...
Staying trendy and keeping up on just where to find the beaded leather anklets at the Topeka outlet, however, aren’t the only things on the VPs’ minds. The company is aggressively expanding under the leadership of its CEO Michael S. Jeffries, moving into children’s clothing, home furnishings and surfer-style clothing. It’s hoped that the expansion will help Abercrombie increase its market share at the expense of chief rivals like The Gap, J. Crew and American Eagle. It’s a goal shared by all of the company?...
...smoky black clouds could be seen above the horizon, which could have come from the oil fires Iraqis have set around Baghdad to hinder U.S. pilots. It was 90 in Baghdad the day the tape was shown, and some of the men in the swarming crowds wore sweaters or leather jackets. But the temperature had been in the 60s the week before. In the end, U.S. intelligence analysts seemed to agree that Saddam was alive. Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV, which aired the tape across the Middle East, called the appearance a brave move by Saddam to lift Iraqi morale...
...Leather-clad punks and squatters fighting the police, leftist bohemians and amateur philosophers, Turkish immigrants creating a world of their own - Kreuzberg lures those seeking chaos and adventure. Before the Wall fell, in 1989, all of Berlin had a special edge to it, a sense that life here was dangerous and vivid and played for high stakes; Kreuzberg hasn't quite lost that feeling. Busloads of tourists no longer move through the area, gawking at the anarchists and punks; the district is more prosperous these days, because the Wall's fall put it in the center of Berlin. But Kreuzberg...
...looting an oil refinery office. One orange and white taxi came out with a rusty refrigerator on top. An angry peshmerga demanded he put it back, but the looter had a gun. And so he went on. Other cars continued to stream out of the refinery parking lot, with leather office chairs and air conditioners tied precariously to the tops of their cars...