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...consumer pulls back on discretionary spending, luxury executives and retailers are scrambling to redefine themselves. Tiffany & Co. is opening smaller stores. J. Crew has set up shop in a former Tribeca bar and propped it with real liquor bottles along with the bow ties. Times may be tough, but things of great beauty?objects, food, buildings, places, clothing, jewelry?will never lose their appeal. There is a widely accepted theory that in moments of real political, social or economic stress, lipstick sales spike. People may spend less on frivolous items and shop more judiciously, but when they do shop, they...
...took what was given in a big way on Saturday as well. Against a tough Army team that forced him into seven turnovers and saw him pick up four fouls, Lin still racked up points when needed. He got the old fashioned three-point play early in the first half and, after being audibly frustrated by missing consecutive threes on one possession, came back a few minutes later to nail a deep trifecta as the shot clock ran down. He beat the shot clock again later in the half with a long...
...normally eat people like him for breakfast. His speech after the attacks was criticized for appearing meek and helpless, and his critics are probably right. What I see though, is a man wary of the same vicious cycle of Pakistan-baiting, worsening cross-border relations, and “tough security measures” that generate the sort of hatred that breeds even more terrorists. He knows his party might lose to the BJP and its allies in a few months, and he knows what that could mean for peace in South Asia...
...Tough Harvard defense keyed a transition offense that hadn’t been firing on all cylinders yet this season, scoring 26 points off the Saints’ 19 turnovers. In the half court, Harvard used a balanced attack to steadily build its lead, shooting 51.5 percent from the floor with a 7-of-15 mark from long range...
Senior Jimmy Fraser had the best opportunity to score on the man-advantage, but Muse jumped in front of the puck to make a tough pad save, robbing Fraser of the goal...