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...resort label can sell at full price from late October all the way through to early April--but also as a fashion testing ground. Many European designers use their resort lines to try out ideas for upcoming spring collections. A color like last spring's grass green and a shape like the skinny pant first emerged in resort collections. For its 2007 resort line, Prada is introducing a new fuller shape, floral prints and a brightly colored soft leather bag. Chances are a variation on these looks will show up again on the label's spring runway. Prints are also...
Beneath the bits and bytes that shape the character of Silicon Valley, there's a booming digital subculture committed to the art of self-improvement, geek style. It's known as life hacking, and it's all about sweating out the best ways to crank through e-mail, sabotage spam, boost productivity and in general be happier. British tech guru Danny O'Brien coined the term at a 2004 technology conference after studying how programmers come up with "hacks," or shortcut solutions for routine but time-consuming problems. The trick, he says, is not to worry about the entire problem...
Gonzales's defenders say he did nothing wrong in the conversation. "The Attorney General has never attempted to influence or shape the testimony or public statements of any witness in this matter, including Ms. Goodling," said Justice spokesman Dean Boyd. "The statements made by the Attorney General during this meeting were intended only to comfort her in a very difficult period of her life...
Just how much trouble the Goodling conversation alone will make for Gonzales remains to be seen. When pressed by the House judiciary committee, Goodling said that while she was uncomfortable, she did not think that Gonzales was trying to shape her testimony. Democratic Representative Artur Davis of Alabama asked her, "Do you think, Ms. Goodling, the Attorney General was trying to shape your recollection?" Goodling responded...
...questions and contribute life-saving discoveries to our society. The proposed Harvard University Art Museums Allston art center will bring more people—from students and scholars to the curious visitor—in closer touch with an exceptional art collection. Winston Churchill said, “We shape our buildings, and forever afterward our buildings shape us.” All of Harvard’s new facilities in Allston must be designed to help advance knowledge for decades to come...