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...year and a half ago, which called for a doubling of the the group's sales to $4 billion over the next five years. "We're firing on all cylinders," Polet said. For brands like Fendi and Bottega Veneta, the season's minimalist mood - and requisite plain wool coats and skinny pants - seemed merely to provide a clean backdrop for more ornate (and more profitable) accessories like handbags. And ornate's the word: Fendi's new Palazzo bag, a bucket shape with gold etching, was inspired by the brand's new Roman headquarters, while Bottega Veneta's Madagascar...
...meet a correspondent from a major television network or a writer from a leading newspaper is when a storm has just destroyed their neighborhood. And when the big shots do vist the outland, they always dress wrong, covered in either condescending denim or some haughty blend of wool and silk. Then they call the tornado that struck the place a "cyclone," even though the place is Minnesota and Minnesotans don't use that word...
...equivalent to political clout. Even with the exposure of the Abramoff scandal, Republicans "debate how they can project change while keeping things much the same." What an insult! Instead of endeavoring to serve the people, those "public servants" want to use lip service and cosmetic changes to pull the wool back over our eyes. There can be no excuses for their flagrant disrespect and misuse of public office. Jeremiah Duke Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania...
...equivalent to political clout. Even with the exposure of the Abramoff scandal, Republicans "debate how they can project change while keeping things much the same." What an insult! Instead of endeavoring to serve the people, these "public servants" want to use lip service and cosmetic changes to pull the wool back over our eyes. There can be no excuses for their flagrant disrespect and misuse of public office. Jeremiah Duke Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, U.S. A Sweater for All Seasons Your notebook item "No Changing His Stripes," about Bolivia 's new President, Evo Morales, and his omnipresent striped pullover [Jan. 23], made...
...People have been telling me that there?s a bubble, and that I?m crazy, since ?02,? says Muhlenkamp, a dyed-in-the-wool value investor whose Muhlenkamp Fund is one of the few that has outperformed the legendary Bill Miller at Legg Mason Value Trust over the past 15 years. ?As long as people think I?m crazy, I?ll own [these stocks]. That?s what keeps them cheap...