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...Reframed in the movie as an American, Becky is a classic case of the aspirational shopper, scarred by a childhood full of sensible brown shoes and thrift-store shopping with her mother (Joan Cusack, who in real life is all of 14 years older than Fisher). "When I shop, the world gets better," Becky says dreamily. "And then it's not, and I need to do it again...
...along with investments in wind and solar and in carbon-trading projects throughout the world. Most significantly, Masdar is pioneering a model carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project with the energy and mining giants BP and Rio Tinto that will take CO2 emissions from industry in the emirate and store the CO2 in abandoned oil wells. Since even the most optimistic energy projections assume we'll be burning fossil fuels for decades, perfecting CCS is vital to controlling emissions--and who would be better suited to cleaning up fossil fuels than an emirate that produces nearly 3 million...
...firm believer in the war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates' grim assessment last month of what lies in store for the U.S. might have made you shudder. "If we set ourselves the objective of creating some sort of Central Asian Valhalla over there, we will lose, because nobody in the world has that kind of time, patience and money, to be honest," he said...
...happened accidentally. I was doing my military service and I had 20 days off on vacation in Milan. A friend said, "Do you want to work for two weeks for a photographer in a department store?" and I said yes. I started assisting the photographer, designing the windows and things. Soon after that they asked me to oversee the fashion. And I thought, Why not? It was creative work. It involved teamwork. After a few years I realized that this was really what I wanted to do for the rest of my life...
...course, you may want to skip the strippers and join the thousands of customers opting for a less decadent Valentine's Day this year. Analysts predict that specialty arts-and-crafts stores should thrive as more consumers choose handmade over store-bought gifts. The website for specialty retailer Michaels details dozens of ideas for making cards, scrapbooks and jewelry. Since the holiday falls on a Saturday in 2009, couples can spend a full day at a museum - or at a picnic, if the weather permits. During these stressful times, people still want to huddle with their loved ones...