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...mall-cum-boutique (he calls it a "luxury bazaar") in a glass box on the outskirts of Kuwait City. The $20 million building is nearly as impressive as the swarm of big brands--Fendi, Marni, Ferragamo, Prada, Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent--clustered in mini shops inside, along with a Botox bar and a traditional Middle Eastern restaurant (with nontraditional Cappellini furniture) overlooking Kuwait Bay. To make sure the opening didn't go unnoticed, al-Sabah offered members of the international fashion set free business-class flights so they could celebrate with him at a $500,000, three-day party...
While there’s nothing wrong with trading a short summary for a mini version of the sourcebook, it does little to further our understanding of the material or to question the positions we have taken. When we’re looking for “just the facts, ma’am,” we’re often disappointed when students in our core class have decided to document their own interpretations of Going After Cacciato, instead of just telling us what happens in the story so we can potentially use it as an example...
...carrier and failed. But these are desperate times. Next week, 75-year-old Delta Airlines, which is losing money along with most other major airlines, will announce details of its own start-up airline called Song. Other major carriers have tried this tune before: US Airways and United started mini-airlines mainly to compete with low-cost king Southwest Airlines, but neither one is flying today...
This year Mazzoleni is trying a new approach to avoid another post-exam slump. Rather than scheduling an exhibition game during the break as in years past, the coaching staff put the team through a three-day mini-training camp, designed to emphasize fundamentals and conditioning...
Idol not only helps Fuller discover new talent but also lets him feed all the various parts of his mini-conglomerate, including an artist-management company, a TV-production company and a music publisher. He has first option to sign whoever wins (indeed, whoever makes the top 10), taking a 15% to 20% cut of the winner's income. He can then deploy one of the songwriters he manages--including Cathy Dennis, who with Rob Davis co-wrote the Kylie Minogue hit Can't Get You Out of My Head--to pen tunes for his singers. (Dennis helped write Clarkson...