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Could a virtual tailor change those dynamics? Using new software from Archetype Solutions, Lands' End launched a custom-fit service on its website last fall. Customers measure themselves, detail their style preferences and answer questions about their figure. The data yield a precise pattern that gets beamed to factories in Mexico or the Caribbean, and a pair of customized jeans arrives on the customer's doorstep three weeks later. Bass says he expected the custom-fit line would grow to 10% of sales. But a year later, nearly half of all Lands' End pants sold online are custom...
Instead of regulating Indian gambling, the act has created chaos and a system tailor-made for abuse. It set up a powerless and underfunded watchdog and dispersed oversight responsibilities among a hopelessly conflicting hierarchy of local, state and federal agencies. It created a system so skewed--only a few small tribes and their backers are getting rich--that it has changed the face of Indian country. Some long-dispersed tribes, aided by new, non-Indian financial godfathers, are regrouping to benefit from the gaming windfall. Others are seeking new reservations--some in areas where they never lived, occasionally even...
Indeed, the interest in knitting—and arts and crafts in general—seems like a growing trend. Marcus notes that even stores like Urban Outfitters are now touting knitting manuals tailor-made for Gevneration X. “So many of us work in industries in which you produce things you can’t really touch. Creating something that will last—we crave that,” she says. McNulty is less philosophical, viewing knitting as just a convenient hobby. “As far as arts and crafts go, knitting is very portable...
...main thrust of the survey, however, was to figure out which entrees were most and least popular in order to tailor menus to student preferences...
Hoffman’s direction is similarly well-done. His shots of the grand St. Benedict’s Academy are beautifully composed as he effectively uses different settings to tailor the mood for specific exchanges and dialogs. Unfortunately, these positive aspects of the film are not enough to compensate for the serious flaws in the script. The Emperor’s Club does little to distinguish itself from any other “great teacher” movie, largely because the story focuses excessively on the relationship between Sedgewick and Hundert without ever really probing into each of their...