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...shimmies, gracefully waves her arms, pauses briefly to adjust her fringed costume. But she never loses eye and mind contact with the viewer. The erotic pull is secondary to the emotional magnetism. This is plain old star quality, and the folks at Fox must have been blind to miss...
...Vineet Pande Stockholm When a nation as resourceful as the U.S. contributes 25% of the total emissions polluting the environment and only reluctantly takes action to reduce them, I am genuinely disappointed. What an unbelievable waste of capability. Considering the brainpower, information and materials available, how can the U.S. miss such an opportunity to offer a levelheaded, constructive and sustainable approach to solving the crisis of our planet? Although I have much respect for and the greatest confidence in the U.S. as a leader in other areas, from an environmental perspective I cannot imagine a greater waste of human capacity...
...LEFT BEHIND?In 2005, Working Mother magazine ranked Harvard as one of the 100 best companies for working moms. Among other perks, the magazine cited “six university-sponsored on-site or near-site facilities” for child care.But the magazine “seemed to miss the bigger picture,” says Martin, who is also senior adviser to the dean of FAS on diversity issues and FAS’s representative on the University-wide Faculty Development and Diversity Committee.There are six Harvard-affiliated child care centers in Cambridge and Boston. But Martin says...
Maier and his team are luxury rebels. They have refused to succumb to the democratization of luxury brands, marked by big logos, lower-priced offerings and "it" bags. Even the most label-conscious consumers--the Japanese--don't seem to miss the blatant badges. At a trunk show in the brand's new Omotesando boutique in Tokyo last week, Maier sold $308,000 worth of bags in less than two hours. (Of course, the Japanese customers asked him to sign them on the inside.) "'It' bags mean nothing," said Maier of styles like Fendi's $1,430 B bag. "Women...
...eight-day leadership conference held once every five years, opened in Hanoi with the political élite promising to accelerate economic reforms and tackle corruption. But it remains to be seen whether bureaucrats will be able to change. "People used to joke in the late 1990s that Vietnam never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity," says Fred Burke, managing partner of the U.S. law firm Baker & McKenzie. "I hope it won't be true this time." Workers like Nhan, who is going to work in the new Canon factory, are vowing to do their bit. "People in the north...