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The New Foreign Aid
Times Staff WriterThis Appalachian town declared itself the Sock Capital of the World for good reason. It began making stockings in 1907 and once boasted of producing 1 of every 8 pairs worn on the planet. The cushion-sole sock was invented here. Local sock makers are...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Pakistan, Labor Legislation, Consumer Goods Industries, China
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'The Take'
Times Staff WriterDirector Avi Lewis and writer Naomi Klein's "The Take" is a compelling and suspenseful cautionary tale documenting the consequences of globalization that is universal in its implications. However, as it charts Argentina's spectacular economic collapse...Tags: Argentina, Employees, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Riots, Frank Capra Jr.
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The next days of disco
Special to The TimesUnless he is entertaining — and his friends do like to hang at his plastic-fantastic bachelor pad — Leon Gazarian is the only living thing in his Encino condominium. If he wants to see plant life, Gazarian looks out the window, past his...Tags: Eero Saarinen, Paul Evans, Arts, Auction Service, Frank Lloyd Wright
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Retiring is a time for hefty rewards
Sun StaffWith their seven-figure salaries and even larger bonuses, CEOs can buy some of the finer things in life, and put away a tidy sum for retirement. Often, however, they don't have to. Executive perks in Maryland, according to company filings, include...Tags: Shore Bancshares Incorporated, Insurance, CEO Pay, Shareholders, Labor Markets
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One Fashion Trend That, Sadly, Won't Fade
The sizzle-to-fizzle, hot- to-not fickleness of the fashion world has been known to leave many a career in tatters. Even the four twentysomethings behind Trovata, the Newport Beach label that is all the rage these days, are keenly aware that their...Tags: JC Penney Company Inc., Newport Beach, Economy, Business and Finance, Mexico, Los Angeles
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The Wearing and Tearing of Richard Tyler
Shawn Hubler is a West senior writer.Richard Tyler pads through his Italianate dining room, Diet Coke in one hand, antibiotics in the other, a slender convalescent in a big white turtleneck. It is late morning, and he has been out of the hospital for five days. His long hair hangs in waves...Tags: Heart Attack, South Pasadena, FBI, Andy Warhol, Layoffs and Downsizing
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The Boys in the Brand
Sorina Diaconescu is an editor at Hollywood Life who has written for Fashion Wire Daily and West.Three months after they stunned the fashion world by winning a prestigious industry award for new talent, the founders of Trovata were holed up in SoHo, auditioning models. Eyeing one contender's knee-locked trot, head designer Sam Shipley said with a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Anna Wintour, Entertainment, Quiksilver Incorporated, Crimes
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Life Can be Rough for 'America's Next Top Model'
Zap2It.comIt's 6:30 a.m., and Tyra Banks is already hard at work. OK, maybe not hard at work; she's on the phone doing an interview -- this interview. But still, when you are one of the world's top supermodels, late nights in glamorous surroundings seem much more...Tags: Sports Illustrated, Defense, Entertainment, Television Industry, Armed Forces
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Face to Face: A Conversation with Jorge Arrizurieta
Business Executive speaks freely about the future of the Free Trade Area of the Americas.
Q. People are going to look at your departure as another indication the Free Trade Area of the Americas agreement is stalled, or dead. Is that the case?
A. No, it'...Tags: Washington, DC, Argentina, Executive Branch, Florida, Dominican Republic
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How immigration roils tiny Georgian town
Tribune national correspondentThis is carpet country, home to the largest concentration of carpeting factories in the world. It is a place of abundant jobs and affordable housing--magnets for a growing population of Latino immigrants that some longtime residents see as a threat to...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Cato Corporation
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Hilfiger Has Designs on 'Rags'
Zap2It.comAfter starring in the reality show "The Cut" last year, Tommy Hilfiger's taste for showbiz is moving to the big screen. The fashion mogul has invested $20 million into the feature film "Rags," which gives an insider's look into the New York fashion...Tags: CBS Corp., The Hollywood Reporter, New York, Entertainment, Movies
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Klum Sews Up Another 'Project Runway'
Zap2It.comWith "Project Runway" having become must-see TV in the fashion world in its first two seasons, the would-be designers on the newest incarnation of the show thought they knew what was coming. They didn't, Heidi Klum says. "Of course they had all seen...Tags: Project Runway (tv program), Heidi Klum, Entertainment, Fashion Shows, Television
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