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...style. The first four jackets - worn over slouchy silk satin pants - were just what his customer will be looking for next spring. Armani also outdid himself on the eveningwear - a grand finale of beaded dresses in soft shades of nude and pale pink will give Hollywood stylists something to speed-dial about...
Homesickness wasn't a problem either. The three-bedroom, two-bath flat overlooking a Roman amphitheater was a powerful draw for visitors. A high-speed Internet connection simplified paying bills, e-mailing friends and maintaining the monthly investment e-newsletter Plumb had started writing after retiring as a managing director of a financial-advisory firm. "It was like living a dream," says Plumb. "We finally got our semester abroad...
Three developments have dramatically increased the potential of individuals to be agents of change: for the first time more than half the people in the world live under democracies; the spread of information technology has empowered individuals to pool their resources and make common cause at a speed and on a scale previously unprecedented; and, finally, nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs, have grown and become important agents of assistance. During the responses to Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami in Southeast Asia, citizen power was on full display, as the Internet provided a conduit through which enormous sums of money flowed from...
...otherwise upstanding members of society—who likely preside over three organizations and manage to maintain a 4.0 GPA—might, in a chemically induced haze, lose their I.D., hook up with six varsity athletes, and polish off the night with a memorable (if not remembered) high-speed police chase. The following morning, these students manage to arrive to class on time, looking preppy and sporting a few unidentifiable injuries, only to take thorough notes and engage in meaningful conversation with their professor after class. All in a day’s work...
...overcome Yale’s top-heavy performance. Despite the defeat, the Crimson remained optimistic as to its prospects for the rest of the season. “We really hadn’t done a whole lot to get ready for [the Yale meet], in terms of actual speed stuff,” Barrett said. “The [Heptagonal Championships] and [NCAA] Regionals are what we have as our goals. It wasn’t like we were gearing up to go crazy at this meet.” “I think Yale?...