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...When Zhou Shaoxiong decided to produce a domestic line of menswear in 1990, Western designs were in universal demand. Zhou was well versed in foreign style - at his Fujian factory, he had been producing export garments for five years, and the early designs of his own line, Septwolves, were almost identical. At the time, Chinese manufacturers seeking a reputation for quality and modernity still felt obliged to ape Western brands, as they had been doing for decades. "Like many other domestic companies, we started out aspiring for such influence," Zhou recalls...
Part of the Crimson’s struggles resulted from trying to adjust to the aggressive style of play Johns Hopkins employed. The Blue Jays defenders doubled the Harvard attackers, making it difficult to find an open path to the goal...
...press. After the Saudi government gave Thailand the tip about Kriangkrai, it didn't take long for Thai police to arrest him, but not before he allegedly sold some of the priceless jewels for a mere $30 an item. Soon after, three Saudi diplomats in Bangkok were shot execution-style in two different attacks on the same night. Two days after that, a Saudi businessman was kidnapped and never seen again. (See the top 10 crime stories...
...History as Entertainment For an old Saturday Night Live-style comedian, there is a seriousness of purpose about Hanks as history maker. At 53, he has a repertoire that doesn't include anarchy; he's no longer the romantic-comedy clown. In fact, he exhibits a crabbed resentment toward historical amnesia - most notably his own. Echoing McCullough, who rails against American historical illiteracy, the self-deprecating goof in Hanks nevertheless makes light of his own campaign against historical ignorance. While gag lines are still his forte, his new rallying cry is a palm smacking the forehead: "Why didn't somebody...
...reports of looting in Chile's earthquake-ravaged cities run counter to the country's vaunted sense of Swiss-style order. But overconfidence may have tripped up the government as it sought to project its newly minted membership in the league of developed nations...