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...Milan the Belgian designer Raf Simons registered this change most notably with his pared-down Jil Sander collection of strict capes and coats worn over stovepipe-slim black pants. Miuccia Prada also turned her back on traditional notions of luxury, replacing last year's opulent long-haired furs with shaggy mohair coats and matted-wool twinsets. Even designers who are not minimalists at heart, like Donatella Versace, toned it down with classic black and gray coats and suits punctuated with an occasional flash of turquoise or tomato...
...sees Nhat Hanh's pilgrimage as betrayal, not breakthrough. The UBCV's two top officials, Thich Huyen Quang, and Thich Quang Do ("Thich" is an honorific held by most Vietnamese monks) have been under house arrest in their respective monasteries due to their pro-democracy stance and opposition to strict government control of religion, which was established after the communists won the war in 1975. A spokesman for the outlawed sect said he is "shocked" that Nhat Hanh is willing to work with his co-religionists' oppressors. "I believe Thich Nhat Hanh's trip is manipulated by the Hanoi government...
...candy-store effect that afflicts some homeschoolers entering college.“Freshman year I was the biggest partier ever,” she says. “I just went crazy. I was so restrained and constricted to nothing but tennis and school. Everything was strict when I was playing tennis. I just lost it.” Ko realized she needed a break and a chance to explore her other interests. Much to the distress of her coaches, she did not play her freshman year. She used this time to develop other passions, like photography and painting...
...what that has to do with leadership? Well that’s just another reason you are not on the Harvard Corporation. We also learned from the great leaders all around us, who face tough choices and make the right decisions. Look at NBA Commissioner David Stern, implementing a strict, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Then there’s Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, pushing to legalize polygamy in the commonwealth. Or even our own Dean Gross electing to give Peter “just one more chance...
...Strict guidelines are finally put in place to combat the skinny-model problem...