Midi fashion fades as consumer rules the style floor
Fashion editor notes Women's Wear Daily loses grip after John Fairchild shifts stance on the midi. Consumers reject the long hem, favor pants and practical dressing, hurting the midi market and prompting complaints of media manipulation.
Young Women Favor Mini Skirts Says NEA Poll
A National Gilbert Youth Poll of 438 women aged 14 to 25 finds 82.2 percent preferring mini skirts over midi or maxi, with 96.3 percent wearing what they like. The midi is least popular overall, while the mini dominates the West and Northeast. designers influence only a small share in the Northeast.
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Three-suit squeeze and four odd in rubber bridge
Oswald and Jim discuss a match point hand where South can win with a three no trump lead and a three-suit squeeze. They analyze discards, leads, and divine the positions of clubs, hearts and spades to force victory despite opponents' defenses.
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Your Birthday Traits Forecast for November 23
Born today you possess realistic intelligence that lets you focus on projects and people without emotional involvement. You stay optimistic, tenacious, and confident that no goal is unattainable, with a knack for saying the right thing at the right time.
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Pisces
Aries
Zodiac Outlook for Taurus to Scorpio
Daily horoscope offering guidance across zodiac signs. Taurus advised to consider others before decisions, Gemini urged to reassess talents and pursue old goals, Cancer promises steady progress by noon, Leo to focus on business with later personal time, Virgo to follow own interests, Libra to guard past-week decisions, Scorpio told to avoid pressuring others.
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Gemini
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Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
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Ananias Club and Sea Discovery Notes
The Ananias Club formed under Theodore Roosevelt to avoid the word liar in disputes. Sea studies show vanadium was first found in the blood of tunicates and sea cucumbers. Iodine is scarce in ocean water but abundant in seaweed.
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