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...Tatou is far prettier than Chanel was, which isn't any kind of insult, given that she's also prettier than 99.99% of human beings. And her almost black, knowing but unknowable eyes lend themselves to portraying mystery. But as lovely as she is, she's not someone to whom style comes naturally. A person with innate style can put on a sailor shirt and make you want to run out and get exactly that shirt. You put on that shirt and realize you don't have "it," that you imitate but don't emulate. Tatou in Chanel's beloved...
...There is a lot more to come. This isn't over by any means." - Unnamed federal official to the Los Angeles Times, Sept...
...allows carmakers to build more gas guzzlers than the regulation might otherwise allow, provided the vehicles can run on E85, a mixture that is 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline. The problem is that only about 1% of the gas stations in the U.S. now sell E85 and the number isn't expected to increase much anytime soon. The flex-fuel credit trims the m.p.g. target for manufacturers selling flex-fuel-capable vehicles by 1.2 m.p.g...
...renewed threat of civil war in Burma isn't just an internal problem. The country's minorities are concentrated in its borderlands, and in recent weeks, as the junta has surged into rebel territory, tens of thousands of ethnic refugees have poured into Thailand and China...
Insurers are trying. Munich Re is piloting flood insurance in Jakarta; Swiss Re is peddling health policies in Pakistan; Zurich Re is trying out disability coverage in China. The trickiest part, says Brandon Mathews, who heads Zurich's developing-markets business, isn't figuring out what to sell but rather connecting with customers. Some of his team's more creative ideas: sell unemployment insurance in Brazil on people's utility bills and push personal accident policies in Bolivia via scratch cards sold at newsstands...