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Because of its place in the Condé Nast family, Gourmet had been able to attract fashion and perfume ads when times were good. But as the economy tightened, non-food advertisers didn't see the magazine as vital to their campaigns, while packaged-good companies didn't see a luxury book as key either, and travel advertising, another of its pillars, fell away...
...tracked the fashions in baby-naming since 1880, and confirms that many such bridge names are currently enjoying an uptick. On the yearly list of 1,000 most popular names, Hector has improved from No. 193 in 1981 to 181st most popular in 2008; Daniel has gone from 12th place to 5th over the past decade; and Cecilia has similarly risen from slot No. 300 to 270. Sandra has bounced around in the top 40 for decades, but since 1990 has inched up from No. 33 to 27. (See the top 10 worst corporate name changes...
...both sexes will find asylum on American shores, the majority appear doomed - and the Social Security Administration has the cold numbers to illustrate the point. Juan lost 18 spots in the past decade, going from 48th to 66th. Its sister name, Juanita, fell through the floor, plummeting from 792nd place to 1,002nd in the same period. Guillermo lost more than 100 spots between 1998 and 2008, sliding from No. 369 to 470. Angelica crashed from 109th place to 257th in the same stretch; Manuel has gone from 147th to 186th...
...These actions can be in place within one to two years and allow the U.S. to be mostly withdrawn from combat within three. This strategy rests on a time guideline, not a fixed timetable. It is in keeping with our overriding interests: first, to check terrorist threats worldwide and not place disproportionate bets in Afghanistan; and second, to extricate ourselves from unending major wars so that our leaders can focus sharply on reconstituting what makes the U.S. the leading world power - our economy...
...building by pleading with them to use the bathroom. The attack was made all the more surprising by the setting - President Asif Ali Zardari's private residence is located across the street from the WFP office - as well as the elaborate security measures that were put in place after last year's devastating bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, which killed 60 people. Security officials installed high blast walls, thick iron gates and a fence topped with razor wire around the WFP building. Barriers were also set up at both ends of the street and manned with armed guards...