Word: spectacularness
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...laden Louis Vuitton trunk, a beacon for the handbag obsessed. On the ceiling inside, tiny stars shaped like Vuitton's LV logo twinkled above the crowd. Kirsten Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Rudy Giuliani swept in to congratulate LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault on his spectacular four-story Fifth Avenue emporium...
Harvard applied early pressure to Germain, who stopped all but one of the Crimson’s 15 first-period shots on goal. She flashed several spectacular moves as she stifled a series of quick point-blank attempts while sprawled across...
...prices be so much lower than competitors'? The enormous quantities ordered from suppliers (H&M owns no manufacturing plants) allow spectacular economies of scale that the company passes on to consumers. The company also credits cost controls--few executives have secretaries, for example. But human-rights groups charge that H&M, among others, keeps prices down by exploiting workers in Third World countries. Like other multinational groups that came under fire in the '90s, the company in 1997 instituted a code of conduct, which all suppliers must sign, and maintains inspectors in countries where its products are made. Still, watchdog...
Bush's troubles all came together in the space of a month, a perfect winter storm. The President had had a spectacular December, watching his ratings soar as Saddam Hussein was captured, the economy grew at 4% and he pulled a Medicare bill out of his hat in the final days of the last session of Congress. Howard Dean, meanwhile, appeared to have won the hearts of Democrats--if not the minds--which promised the campaign of Karl Rove's dreams...
...second U.S. Mars Rover, Opportunity, is sending back some pretty spectacular pictures, showing possible evidence of water and former life on the Red Planet. The first rover, Spirit, after being disabled by computer problems, is back on its feet and exploring too. The successful mission should be an inspiration for the space-faring nations of the world--a community that is growing fast. No one comes close to NASA's $15.5 billion annual budget. But here's a look at who else is trying to make a mark in space...