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...masses: "When I became First Lady and I would be meeting kings and queens, it would take me an hour to dress up. But when I went to the provinces, it would take me an hour and a half or two. Double the time! Because they need a standard. They need a role model. They need a star?especially in the dark of night ... I had to be a star for the poor people, and at the same time, I had to be a slave. I had to enslave myself so that everybody became a star." If Imelda...
...India may not have much time to adapt. China, Russia and the Ukraine are rapidly emerging as rivals. One Indian executive laments that he just lost out on a contract unexpectedly after offering to do the job at the standard Indian rate of $4,000 per month for each animator; a Russian competitor undercut him, agreeing to do it for just $1,800 per person. India's schools will have to start churning out thousands of qualified animators each year?before a new generation of Russian and Chinese animators figures out the fine art of making cartoon bulls talk...
...bailout. But he was turned down. Soon after, Rolf Eckrodt, the DaimlerChrysler-appointed president of Mitsubishi Motors, resigned. DaimlerChrysler, which has already invested $3.5 billion in Mitsubishi's auto and truck businesses, says it has no intention of selling its 37% stake in Mitsubishi Motors?but, warns Standard & Poor's credit analyst Chizuko Satsukawa, DaimlerChrysler's refusal to offer more assistance certainly bodes ill "for the creditworthiness of Mitsubishi...
Muffy would be pleased. Thanks to the return of crayon-colored hues in spring and summer fashions, the casual look of the prep-school set is chic again. Standard bearers of the style like Lacoste, maker of the alligator-adorned polo shirt, and Sebago, of Docksides fame, have relaunched their hallmark items with a modern flavor. Retailers like Urban Outfitters, which rode the grunge wave in the past decade, are stocking up on such preppy classics as candy-colored ribbon belts and wood-handled Bermuda bags. Isaac Mizrahi showed preppy-inspired outfits, right, from his latest collection last week...
...same group that makes Merrell outdoor shoes, is back with its classic Docksides boat shoe, but the company has added more modern, sports-inspired versions and a women's line of sandals. It's even inspiring others: Tod's new moc, above left, borrows from the Docksides standard...