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...dead body. Painted during the plague that destroyed a third of Venice's population of around 175,000, the work was an attempt to "influence God, to plead with him." The aged Titian succumbed, leaving the picture unfinished. Titian's reputation was bolstered by good public relations. Writer Pietro Aretino, whose volumes of flattering and waspish letters ensured a wary respect from the highest in the land, liked to boost his friend's work, describing every new portrait even when he hadn't actually seen it. Between them they stimulated demand. "If you were anyone you wanted to be portrayed...
...sons was quoted in the Rome-based daily La Repubblica as saying his father probably committed suicide because of mounting financial problems. An experienced flyer, Fasulo was "very discreet and mysterious about anything related to his plane," a fellow Locarno pilot told Swiss television. Italian Transport Minister Pietro Lunardi ordered checks on Fasulo's health record and financial situation. "There are reasons to believe that something strange happened here ... The plane did everything wrong from beginning to end," Lunardi told reporters. "If this accident had happened before Sept. 11 one might just have talked about destiny, but seeing...
...Leahy has no qualms about going for the jugular. "The A380 will be a new flying experience," he says. "That's what the 747 provided in 1970." He maintains that airlines will probably install casinos, gyms or duty-free shopping in the A380's abundant cargo hold. Joseph San Pietro, an analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, dismisses such a notion as a flight of fancy. "You're not going to be running on a treadmill if you hit turbulence," he says...
...some new law of physics, this plane will consume more fuel, be heavier and have higher operating costs." But Boeing has a head start. It plans to use the powerful engines it developed for the popular 777. "Boeing already has a track record on the propulsion plan," says analyst Pietro. "The tough part will be the aerodynamics. If Boeing gets that right, it will probably be able to hold the trip costs constant...
...Surveying the past 150 years of fashion history, the book goes beyond what might be expected of such a compilation, offering up entries not only on celebrated designers from Paul Poiret to Helmut Lang but also on tastemakers generally less well known--for example, textile creator Zika Ascher, cobbler Pietro Yantorny and early 20th century cosmetics manufacturer Alexandre Napoleon Bourjoi. Another plus: at $39.95, The Fashion Book is about one-sixth the price of a Hermes scarf...