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...scarves, pocket squares and ascot ties, quickly developing a reputation for and love of paisleys?one of the most complicated patterns to produce. With the completion of Ratti's own factory in 1958, the company was among the first to consolidate all the steps of silkmaking under a single roof. Some of Ratti's original paisley designs still hang framed there. Over time, Ratti became one of the largest silk manufacturers in Italy, and in the '70s and '80s the biggest names in fashion?Valentino, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent?came calling...
...told Michael's story, provided a glimpse--not of a President with any doubt of the justice of his cause but certainly of a man reckoning with its cost. Bush talked about the rebellious little boy who grew into a resourceful and remarkable man before he died on that roof on St. Michael's Day, Sept. 29, 2006. "America owes you a debt that can never be repaid," he told Monsoor's parents, and as the full citation was read, Bush's eyes narrowed and glimmered, then his face reddened and shook as the tears fell...
Yalokole is a town of grass-roofed huts on the edge of the Kokolopori forest, erected around a giant termite mound on which sit two wooden talking drums--still the only way to communicate long distance in central Congo. Close by, in Yalokole's mud-floor, mud-wall, tin-roof church, Tusumba is giving a speech...
...Biggest Loser, the big people). VH1, home of "celebreality" shows about the almost famous, has produced one of the most fascinating shows so far this year with Celebrity Rehab. Whereas the network's The Surreal Life brought D listers together to drink, flirt and fight under the same roof, Rehab was the corollary cautionary tale in which substance-abusing guests checked into an actual rehab facility under the care of Loveline's Dr. Drew Pinsky. As trashy as its concept was, Rehab's first season was surprisingly earnest, decent and, well, sober, especially as it chronicled the struggle and near...
...many men just go into a cave. You'll never be surprised to hear a woman say, If I don't feel close to my husband emotionally, I don't want to have sex. But you think men want to have sex regardless of the circumstances, even if the roof were caving in. It's not true. Some men may be like that, but many men really need to feel emotionally connected to their wives in order for them to want to be sexual...