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...lead a Fortune 500 company, fight a war, or run an institution of higher learning. You need a room filled with penises, all shapes and sizes, usually several rooms. But that’s just for intimidation purposes. Loeb House is perfectly suited for this, with glory holes Swiss cheesing all of its walls and boardroom tables. This setup makes voting on the Corporation really easy; boners for “yea,” limpies for “nay.” That’s why women aren’t allowed on the Corporation; nothing would...
From the red carpet to the wrists of rap stars, Rolex is recognized as the ultimate symbol of luxury and one of the finest Swiss watches?even though its origins are not Swiss. The brand dates back to 1905, when Hans Wilsdorf of Kulmbach, Germany, opened Wilsdorf & Davis watchmakers in London. At the time, men's fashion favored large-face pocket watches, but Wilsdorf became obsessed with creating movements small enough to be worn on the wrist. So in 1908, inspired by the sound a watch makes when wound, Wilsdorf trademarked the name Rolex, which was both easy to pronounce...
...manufacturer responsible for such culinary legends as Chef Boyardee, Reddi-Wip, Swiss Miss and Slim Jim is racing to retrieve and incinerate the polluted peanut spread as quickly as it can. It has advised consumers to throw out any remaining Peter Pan in their kitchen cabinets, but it is also busy retrieving unsold jars from major retailers. The company refused to confirm whether it would actually incinerate all the offending peanut butter that is returned or still at the plant; there is also a provision from the FDA that allows ConAgra to irreparably "damage" or crush the jars and then...
Catering to premium-class travelers is not new. Lufthansa, Swiss, KLM, Alitalia and others have flown smaller aircraft for that purpose on trade routes such as Stuttgart to Detroit. What's new is the leap by private investors into the transatlantic market. They are raising capital, buying planes and negotiating for airport slots--and it's starting to look like a trend. L'Avion began service between Paris and New York City on Jan. 3; Silverjet launched its single route between New York and London...
...assertion that the paintings were authentic.The HUAM report reads, “Alex Matter believes that Pollock completed these works in Herbert Matter’s studio in New York City between 1946 and 1949, and that he might have used paints developed by Robert (Robi) Rebetez, a Swiss art supplier and Herbert Matter’s brother-in-law.” Almost as soon as they were discovered, scholars began to question whether the works were really Pollocks.THE BATTLE CONTINUESIf anyone has stood at the epicenter of the debate, it is Ellen Landau, Mellon professor of the humanities...