Word: relaunching
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WHAT WE KNOW NOW Saddam hoped to relaunch a chemical-weapons program once sanctions ended, but the Duelfer report says there are no "credible indications" that Iraq produced any agents after destroying its stockpile in 1991. It concludes that there were no chemical-weapons-related materials found at that site, contrary to Powell's suggestions...
...with an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. fanning interest, the WUSA is showing new signs of life. Tony DiCicco, coach of the 1999 women's World Cup champions and the WUSA's last commissioner, is leading an effort to relaunch the league, targeting an exhibition tour by next spring and a full season...
...results aren't delivered right now, people are quicker to call it a failure." But at least one critic argues that the WUSA hasn't acted fast enough. Lisa Delpy Neirotti, a sports-management professor at George Washington University, says that even if the WUSA is seeking a soft relaunch next spring, it should have lined up sponsors before companies set fiscal-year ad budgets over the summer, giving the league a more solid foundation coming off the Olympic soccer gold. Says Delpy Neirotti: "I really think they missed a crucial moment...
...Coke's Well Goes Dry Coca-Cola postponed plans to relaunch Dasani in the U.K. after the purified tap water drink was found to contain illegal levels of cancer-causing chemicals. Plans to roll out the brand in France and Germany have also been shelved...
...want this to be just like every other boutique," says Ines de la Fressange, a former Chanel model who has taken over the direction of the relaunch of Roger Vivier's eponymous line of couture shoes. Vivier, who is credited with inventing some of the greatest footwear of his time--stilettos, thigh-high boots and the famous square-toed pump that Catherine Deneuve wore in Belle de Jour--believed in exceptional craftsmanship. So when Diego Della Valle, owner of Tod's shoes and bags, among other luxury labels, bought the Vivier name and decided to reinvent it, he hired designer...