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According to Christine E. Gummerson ’12, who plays Rossignol, there are many parallels between the events in revolutionary France and the madhouse. “There is this feeling of ‘What have I done to deserve this? Why me?’” she says. In both situations, the victims—the poor and the mad, respectively—feel unfairly punished. With this injustice comes desperation, and it is desperation, Gummerson says, that can bring people to the terrifying violence that marked the revolution...
...from smaller importers who can't afford full-time monitoring in China? Or from the discount stores that buy in bulk, sometimes without even a manufacturer's name on the products they sell? "Too many people don't have a clear understanding of what they are buying," says Benoit Rossignol, head of Shanghai-based Shiyao Investment Ltd., which advises companies doing business in China. "You have a responsibility for your end users...
...Fake Market." There are actually several of these, each a four- or five-story building jammed with stalls selling everything from shoes to toys, handbags, DVD players, watches, pearls, electronics, sports equipment. Almost everything in these establishments bears a famous name brand, often with supporting literature. There are Rossignol ski jackets complete with authentic-looking glossy printed cards featuring cutaway diagrams that explain the virtues of their superior GoreTex weather proof exterior and Thermic Comfort insulation...
Whether it's hosting women-only seminars and on-the-mountain clinics, tailoring ads to a woman's sensibilities or designing stylish, high-performance equipment fitted to the female physique, many of the nation's 478 ski resorts, as well as skimakers like Head and Rossignol, are doubling down to persuade newcomers and veterans to "touch more powder," as the Swiss say, so the industry can touch more revenue...
Proving that function and style can go hand in hand, Head, Rossignol and Dynastar have developed women's skis (some with rhinestones and other flourishes) that run from a few hundred dollars up to $1,000. Today they account for about 10% of the total ski market. But manufacturers say that could very well jump to 50% in the next five years, considering two points: sales of women's ski equipment climbed from $159 million during the 2004-05 season to $175 million last year--a 10% increase--while overall women's ski-related sales jumped an impressive 18%, from...