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...very good designer," says Margareta van den Bosch, head of design at H&M. "I've always admired him. He's one of the names that came up first. I think he has a way of looking at fashion that's very commercial...
...Rien van Gendt, executive director of the $1 billion Van Leer Group Foundation, is one of the leaders of the new breed of philanthropists in Europe. The foundation, which focuses on helping young children, has blazed a trail by spending 95% of its grant money outside its home country, the Netherlands. And unlike most European foundations, it has severed ties with its corporate founder, the Van Leer packaging company--a move that gave it independence and credibility. "I always advise firms to find their philanthropic interests far from their corporate goals," says Van Gendt, who is now spearheading an initiative...
...company's competitive position. Not surprisingly, the union at the Smead factories, C.N.V. Dienstenbond, took a different view - it said the move was illegal. "If Smead goes ahead with the 40-hour workweek on Aug. 1, it can expect a summons the same day," says union leader Siegbert van der Velde. Plenty of Europeans already pull long hours. More than 10 million German employees put in more than 40 hours a week, according to the government. But for the past 30 years, the average European workweek has been shrinking, and falling behind its American and Asian rivals. According to Paul...
...Wars - announcing the film as "Episode IV: A New Hope" - stoked an endless stream of sequels, threequels and prequels, some inspired only by greed for blockbuster status they will never attain. Among this summer's underperformers are a sequel (The Chronicles of Riddick), a roundup of old movie monsters (Van Helsing) and two dips into antique legend (Troy and King Arthur). Studios might have risked less if they'd actually tried something original. Sequels flourish especially in conservative times, when audiences are in retreat from the shock of the new. Which is why you could place a small...
...only Brazilian defenders who enter the pantheon of greats are those such as Junior and Roberto Carlos, remembered not for the goals they prevented but for those they scored on joining the attack. Dutch legend status, by contrast, is shared by strikers such as Johan Cruyff and Marco Van Basten, midfielders Johan Neeskens and Ruud Guullit, and defenders such as Ruud Krol and Frank Rijkaard...