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...clear that this 40-year-old mother of four likes the kind of jewelry that starts conversations. But don't be fooled. ?They might seem big, but they move,? she says, standing in her sunny, cramped home office that serves as a make-shift showroom...
...conservatives in the 2007 presidential election, arranged a meeting with the families, and calls for calm were resonating from all sides of the political spectrum. On Wednesday night the fires were burning again in the banlieues, consuming three dozen cars, two buses, two primary schools and an auto showroom. Government ministers were meeting in crisis session on Thursday, increasingly wary of the prospect that the violence, which until now has spread by what one official called "mimickry," could take on a more organized form. Says a French interior ministry official: "If these things continue and spread to places like Lyon...
...rigueur for the Dutch duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren, of Viktor & Rolf, who showed their collection backward and upside down, literally. There was a fake runway on the ceiling, and the models came out with dresses pinned hemside up. Even though the clothes, back in the showroom at least, are quite classical and romantic, the message is clear: time for something...
...reliability is a key issue--and he doesn't believe Mercedes is yet where it should be. "For every time I read of a DaimlerChrysler executive claiming that the problems are resolved, I see two more postings (online) by people whose cars break down within weeks of leaving the showroom," he says. He still owns a '94 Mercedes E320 wagon and a '98 E320 sedan, but last year, after taking a long hard look at the S-Class, he bought a Lexus instead. "European-car aficionados may look down at me when I pull up to them in my supposedly...
...discussions with coal-rich China on various "clean coal" initiatives too). Other eco-ventures include a hybrid locomotive, due in 2007, fuel cells, solar panels, energy-efficient water desalination systems--and, of course, a greener lightbulb. All told, Immelt wants company operations to be a giant showroom for his high-tech green products. "There's this mumbo jumbo that you can't do this and be competitive," he says. "What we've tried to do is broaden our perspective about what winning is all about...