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...creative director for Givenchy when he was very publicly poached by Tom Ford to do the same for Gucci. His label was making inroads in the U.S. market, and he recently launched the slightly cheaper McQ and went into partnership with Target. Last year he became the first major designer to do a live webcast of his show. Everything suggested he was a man who had hit his stride...
...book - as they did for his previous works, including Who Killed Daniel Pearl?, an investigative book about the killing of the American journalist, and American Vertigo, a meditative tome about his journey across the U.S. Lévy had also been doing the promotion rounds, appearing on major talk shows to discuss his new book and posing for photographs in French magazines, wearing his trademark white shirt, unbuttoned to reveal his bronzed, slim physique...
...weeks, European leaders have dismissed talk of a bailout for debt-plagued Greece, saying the country could tackle its enormous budget problems on its own. Now, however, as fears of a default domino effect in Europe have shaken global confidence in the euro, the continent's major powers are changing their tune. Suddenly, the question is not, Will Greece need assistance? but, Who is going to help...
Mora points out that Chinchilla, a former Justice Minister, "is generally regarded as an incorruptible woman, which is a very important calling card right now for Costa Ricans," who in the past decade have seen at least two former Presidents investigated (but so far not charged) in major financial-kickback cases. Still, he says, "the generational change she represents is the most significant." Being the first Tica President is definitely important - but taking Costa Rica back to the future will matter even more...
...Vonn, who plans to test her shin during a training run on Thursday, says she is refusing to sit for an X-ray: if her shin is broken, she doesn't want to know. That's how badly she wants an Olympic title, the only major prize the two-time World Cup and World Championship winner has yet to grab. Her doctors say they are confident that nothing is fractured...