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...equal." The best exposure goes to fragrances that fall in the middle of the alphabet, which is why Yves Saint Laurent fought to be placed under S instead of Y. The paradox: "No brand stood out anymore in-store, so only those which spent the most on advertising could thrive," says Aron, noting that Sephora has reversed the policy and now accents niche brands...
...national gas and electricity monopolies, the E.U. is pushing to open energy markets. By next year, almost all households and businesses will have the freedom to shop around for a power supplier. "An open and competitive single E.U. market is crucial" if businesses are to compete and consumers thrive, Brussels' Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes declared last month. Now if only everyone could agree on how to get there. There is no shortage of European energy firms who want to become big enough to offer services across the Continent. Indeed, Europe's utilities are on a shopping spree. According to Dealogic...
...Most of the early sites on the west coast are found adjacent to kelp forests, even in Peru and Chile," he says. "The thing about kelp forests is they're extremely productive." They not only provide abundant food, from fish, shellfish, seals and otters that thrive there, but they also reduce wave energy, making it easier to navigate offshore waters. By contrast, the inland route along the ice-free corridor would have presented travelers with enormous ecological variability, forcing them to adapt to new conditions and food sources as they traveled...
...vanilla-ness”. The editorial is asking women’s groups to seek help from groups based upon a social ideology that they are trying to combat: exclusion. As penniless and homeless as the sororities and women’s final clubs are reported to be, they thrive on their exclusivity in selecting female members. Male final clubs thrive on the exclusivity of both sexes: women based on their appearance, and men based on their non-membership in the clubs. Non-Harvardians believe that Harvard is an institution of elitism and exclusivity, and the Crimson editorial did little...
...Brothers—rhyme book. Decades before Caz’s lament, Little Richard voiced a similar criticism of Elvis, claiming that the so-called “King of Rock and Roll” had usurped his status as rock’s monarch. Turf wars continue to thrive in the modern era (witness Nirvana’s territorial pissings over Pearl Jam’s alleged corruption of grunge), along with another enduring cut of beef, the “philosophical” feud, one founded on a fundamental difference regarding aesthetic or content.Lynyrd Skynyrd?...