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...husband Bernard keeping the books. Over the years, the business grew, and the couple opened stores in various capitals. In 2003, 33 years after opening their first boutique, the Cohens sold 70% of the company to Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners, an investment group specializing in growing small and medium-size companies for resale. At a recent press conference, Bonpoint executives noted that their expansion plan was in full swing: annual sales growth averages 14%, with estimated sales of $54.9 million in 2006. The company has opened 20 new boutiques in three years, for a total of 60 shops...
...this directive] has become a complex marketing challenge requiring lots of time and money. Seeking to redress the balance - at least as far as the travel industry is concerned - is worldhotel-link.com. Originating in 2002 as a project conducted under the auspices of the World Bank to help small and medium-sized hotels in the Mekong area access the Internet, the site now provides booking services for locally owned accommodation in around 30 countries. Uniting the hotels - apart from the fact that most are modest in size - is a commitment to sustainable tourism and environmental responsibility. If they stick to these...
...find the appropriate peanut butter to jelly ratio, you are creating a masterful tuna melt sandwich. One time I even saw you walk up to the microwave with a cheeseburger, two baby carrots, and a handful of Toastie Os cereal and somehow pull out what looked to be a medium rare filet mignon 45 seconds later. I’m jealous that you’re even allowed to use the microwave, a device that my parents have banned me from operating ever since the firemen had to visit my house in 9th grade...
...unlike movies, is more a writer's and producer's than a director's medium: there's more power and glory behind the keyboard than behind the camera. That makes this three-disc, 15-episode sampler of TV's long-running western, focusing on the work of the series' best-known directors, all the more fascinating and revealing. The set collects episodes and commentary from movie directors including Arthur Hiller (Love Story) and Mark Rydell (On Golden Pond) as well as actor-directors like Dennis Weaver and William Conrad. In his commentary, Weaver explains why Gunsmoke used more long...
...pointed remarks by professors in lecture, university publications—all suggest a climate of America-loathing among some groups that is quite distasteful. If such anti-Americanism is professed here, just imagine what might be taught in France or Germany, let alone Iran.While academia is not the only medium by which anti-Americanism is propagated, it is without a doubt the most pernicious. A teacher’s viewpoint can all too easily be construed as fact by a maturing student. And for those that disagree, the fear of receiving a poor grade is motivation to keep alternative viewpoints...