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...same time, some commanders have raised the bar for the highest awards because they say they have seen medals handed out too easily in the past. Army Lieut. General Tom Metz says he remembers clearly how a few soldiers in Vietnam took advantage of the system and won "air ribbons" often simply for taking flights in country. "[In Iraq] I was an award approver for all but the top two awards, and I was tough," says Metz, who authorized a handful of Silver Stars during his two years in Iraq. "I am confident those who got an award with...
...Chlo, he designed "Marie Antoinette--like wedding dresses" in Dubai and returned to Paris to join the interior-design team at Ralph Lauren. Chemirik then left and paid a jeweler to teach him his craft. He spent 10 years designing necklaces for Chanel; next, he created prototypes for Tom Ford at Yves Saint Laurent...
...pearls, which come in gold, silver and white, and freshwater mussels, available in a range of pastels. Tahitian pearls, which were not successfully cultivated until the 1970s, have cooler hues, like black, gray and green. Some pearls are shinier than others. "Luster is a matter of taste," says Tom Moses, senior vice president of the laboratory and research departments at the Gemological Institute of America, an educational group. "At the moment, in the U.S., pearls with high lusters are the most desirable. But in the 1950s a softer luster was more in style...
...managing the expectations of Mrs. Santa. Most members of the order are married--and for an impressive average of 24 years, according to the poll. But not all the wives were enamored when their men opted for the St. Nick look. "At first she thought it was nuts," says Tom Kliner of Kelowna, B.C. "Then I got her to play Mrs. Claus. She fell in love with...
...will be Coakley’s job to oversee the state’s prosecutors and their cases, ensure that businesses and elected officials are complying with state law, and generally work “to protect the public interest” (as the website of current Attorney General Tom Reilly phrases it). Cause for concern thus arises when her campaign deposits cash from executives of companies likely to have business before her office, and scrutiny of the Coakley committee’s deposit reports over the past year indicates numerous donations that could potentially lead to such conflicts...