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...when she began researching which charity to support, Jarmoska felt overwhelmed. Numerous organizations sponsored walks, runs and bike trips. Even more were pitching pink-ribbon products and promotions with a promise that a portion of sales would support a breast-cancer cause. Jarmoska was stunned by the profusion of pink cosmetics, jewelry, teddy bears, blush wines, blenders, candles and paper products. "I realized breast cancer had become the poster child of corporate cause-related marketing campaigns," she says. "With so many companies involved, my suspicion was that the motive was not always entirely pure...
...Harold Sr., now a blue-ribbon consultant dividing time between Florida and Memphis, is energetically working his former support base in inner-city Memphis for his sons. Meanwhile, the Black Ministers Association and the other erstwhile African-American consensus seekers, including a handful of Democratic activists, have also endorsed Jake. Then there's Mark White, a young white businessman and the Republican candidate, who would ordinarily stand to get no more than 30% in a heavily black district. But the split among Democrats may give him a better-than-usual shot - unless Republican moderates get worried about a reawakened Ford...
...We’re going to have a very simple ribbon-cutting and a little thank-you ceremony for the students and people who’ve been involved in the planning,” says Brainard. “And then we’re going to be taking people through the café for a quick tour before it opens. Very...
...Vortexx Chandelier Want to jazz up your dinner parties? With a Möbius-strip-like structure and recessed LED, the Vortexx chandelier by Zaha Hadid Architects for Sawaya & Moroni casts "an endless ribbon of light," according to its designers. Sci-fi fans might think it resembles something out of the movie Tron. And you can check out more of the Iraqi-born, London-based Hadid's work at her Guggenheim retrospective, in New York City until Oct. 25. www.sawayamoroni.it...
...tuxedo?now a black-tie staple for both men and women, thanks to the Italian tastemaker?au courant. Guys like Cuba Gooding Jr., Ben Affleck and Sean Penn are obvious fans. But it took the more outlaw style of Russell Crowe to update this classic menswear look with a ribbon tie and longer tails in 2001. Jodie Foster wore a crystal beaded version to the Oscars in 1991, and Woody Harrelson ordered a hemp tux for his 1997 Golden Globe appearance. Taking a cue from Dietrich, Julia Roberts famously chose Armani's black-satin lapels in 1991. Glamour girls like...