[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Week – The U.N.’s condemnation of Syria won’t force Bashar al-Assad to end his bloody crackdown. But that doesn’t mean the U.N. is always toothlessIt’s easy to see why impatient critics are bemoaning the United Nations. The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution Thursday condemning Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for human rights abuses, and backing Arab League efforts to end the country’s deadly attacks on anti-Assad rebels and protesters. But the measure is non-binding — it “lacks bite,” says Bloomberg. Couple that with Russia and China’s veto of a stronger Security Council resolution aiming to force Assad to surrender power, and it’s clear why commentators are calling the U.N. irrelevant. But the U.N. isn’t always ineffective. Here, a sampling of five cases where the much-maligned international body truly made a difference:
NEW YORK ? New York Fashion Week begins Thursday, and amid all those images of sleek models showing off the newest designer creations are sure to be a few pictures of something far less glamorous: Models falling down.
It’s not an uncommon sight at the shows, where young women strut the often slippery catwalks to thumping music on impossibly high heels, so high that the occasional tumble is all but inevitable.
Sometimes models can even sense they’re risking a fall, and they’ll take the heels off, hold them in one hand, and tiptoe the rest of the way down the runway, keeping their heels elevated so the clothes drape the way the designers intended.
But every now and then, a walk down the runway ends in an outright fall, and the models either pick themselves up and continue on their precarious way or slip the shoes off to finish what they started barefoot, hoping nothing more than their pride is hurt.
And what’s the response from the high-powered audiences of celebs, buyers and editors who gather at the Lincoln Center tents for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week? No scorn or heartlessness here; instead, the assembled fashionistas typically applaud whenever a model who’s stumbled dusts herself off and carries on.
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There?s never a dull moment on Wall Street, and next week will be no exception as some big-name companies spell out the state of their businesses in their quarterly reports. Here are some items (official quarterly reporting and otherwise) that will shape the week ahead.
1. Orange aprons on parade
There?s little reason to get excited about home improvement these days. Hardwood discounter Lumber Liquidators (LL) and patio decking specialist Trex (TREX) saw their stocks get pounded last month?
5 Things To Watch Next Week: Home Improvement, PC Giants and More originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2011-08-12T18:15:00Z.
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