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...vacation in Las Vegas, could not be reached for comment. But they released this statement through their spokesperson: “As long as he keeps his grades up, doesn’t charge his overdue fines to our term bill, and comes home on vacations, we would prefer to remain out of the fray...
...were left in the lurch. "Such behavior by the Japanese has harmed the reputation of Japanese business and lowered their products' prestige," says Yang Jiankun, secretary-general of the Chinese Consumers Association. A recent poll on one Chinese website found that 83% of the 7,584 respondents no longer prefer Japanese products because they think they aren't reliable. "We should boycott Toshiba to show that China is stronger than Japan," said a vendor named Zhou in Beijing's Haidian technology district. "We should not support a product that is made by people who try to cheat Chinese...
...only child of divorced parents, I have always dreaded my parents' being in the same room, not because they fight but because I have learned to deal with them independently, and I prefer the simplicity of that arrangement. I like them to keep their distance. Well, so much for that. The two of them are now as thick as thieves, e-mailing guest lists, announcements, sample menus, rendering useless my usual role as go-between. I'm a little confused. Are they getting friendly for the sake of their child, or have they grown...
...fall in the middle of the spectrum. On one hand, I recently installed a high-speed DSL service. These "always on" connections are catnip to hackers because they are stationary targets, vulnerable to attack 24 hours a day. On the other hand, I have a Mac, and most mischiefmakers prefer Windows...
Where there's a yoga blitz, there must be yoga biz. To dress for a class, you need only some old, loose-fitting clothes--and since you perform barefoot, no fancy footwear. Yet Nike and J.Crew have developed exercise apparel, as has Turlington. For those who prefer stay-at-home yoga, the video-store racks groan with hot, moving tapes. The Living Yoga series of instructional videos taught by Yee and Patricia Walden occupies five of the top eight slots on Amazon's VHS best-seller list. "Vogue and Self are putting out the message of yoginis as buff...