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...currently sit in last place in my March Madness pool. No money is going to change hands, thankfully--this is a "just for fun" pool organized by my blockmate and facilitated by espn.com's ever-so-helpful pool generator. Nevertheless, if you want to revel in my shame, just check out the rankings in "Tim's Group of Excellence." Several friends and even a few people I've never met are cleaning my clock on the way to the Sweet 16. In my own defense, I spent a grand total of 120 seconds filling out my bracket--Duke, my perennial...
...Nevertheless, some individuals stood out. Sophomore Natasha Magnuson and sophomore Jesse Gunderson both dominated. Magnuson scored 17 goals and had 15 assists for the weekend, while Gunterson scored 21 goals...
...high-cost operator, a dandy living beyond its means. The company's seven flagship stores--the latest, a 37,000-sq.-ft. monument to fantasy and finery on Chicago's Michigan Avenue--are money pits. Lauren says the analysts miss the point: the flagships succeed as marketing beacons. Nevertheless, sacrifices had to be made to the Street. Last month Polo/RL announced a restructuring, laying off 5% of the work force and shutting nine outlet stores. Is that enough of a (suede calfskin) belt tightening to get costs back in line with competitors Hilfiger and Nautica? "Even with the restructuring...
...Congo. "It was a difficult story to end, because there is no end," says Michaels, a former Nairobi bureau chief who has visited Congo often. "I see last week's murder of Americans in Uganda as an indication of the chaos that will continue until Africa reshapes itself." Nevertheless, she adds, "that reshaping of colonial borders will bring about the continent's renaissance...
...Nevertheless, he is ready to face those "discerning" New York audiences, he says, despite his acting anxieties. "I had this very Noel Coward idea that I'd drift into the theater at 6 o'clock and then at no expense perform my little piece," he says. "Then I would go off for dinner in fashionable restaurants with groups of friends." He laughs a great honking laugh. "I've not once, ever, been able to go out to dinner with anybody after the show--not even my children...