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“How success is defined varies,” he adds. “It’s not just someone known for making a lot of money.”
That attitude is particularly true, Mr. Mahoney says, among the consumers who are the “true target” of Rockport’s marketing missives: active, well-educated male and female professionals, ages 25 to 50, who live in metropolitan areas or want to pursue an urban life style.





One woman recalled responding to an invitation to a party from a secret lover, an aspiring politician. In her reply she noted that he had invited his ex-girlfriend, and expressed the sincere hope that she would not attend.

“Of course, instead of hitting reply, I hit reply all,” she said. “I sent the missive not just to my sort-of boyfriend, but to the mother of his child, her new partner, and pretty much the entire membership of the North West Labour Party.”

Gunman kills 15 people in south-western Germany  Sixteen people have been killed in a shooting spree near the south-western German city of Stuttgart. The shootings began in a school in the town of Winnenden, where a 17-year-old gunman opened fire indiscriminately, killing students and teachers. He then seized a vehicle and fled to a town around 40 kilometres away, where he was shot dead in an exchange of fire with police. Two police officers were seriously injured in the shoot-out. The gunman is believed to have been a former student of the school. German authorities have expressed shock at the attack. Earlier, Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to reporters in Berlin. The chancellor said that her thoughts were with the victims and their families. She described this as a day of sorrow for the entire country.

Gunman kills 10 in Alabama rampage

QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"We are not going to say, ‘Yahoo, this is over,’ and extend credit like we did without fear. If you’re not fearful, you’re crazy."
JAMIE DIMON, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase.

gunman
noun [C]
a man, usually a criminal, who is armed with a gun:
The three men were held hostage for two days by masked gunmen.

fear Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful or bad that is happening or might happen:
Trembling with fear, she handed over the money to the gunman.
Even when the waves grew big, the boy showed no (signs of) fear.
I have a fear of heights.
The low profit figures simply confirmed my worst fears.
[+ that] There are fears that the disease will spread to other countries.

fear Show phonetics
verb
1 [T not continuous] to be frightened of something or someone unpleasant:
Most older employees fear unemployment.
What do you fear most?

2 [not continuous] FORMAL to be worried or frightened that something bad might happen or might have happened:
[+ (that)] Police fear (that) the couple may have drowned.
FORMAL It is feared (that) as many as two hundred passengers may have died in the crash.
We huddled together, fearing we might be killed.
[+ to infinitive] Fearing to go herself, she sent her son to find out the news.

3 FORMAL I fear used to give someone news of something bad that has happened or might happen:
[+ (that)] I fear (that) she's already left.

fearful Show phonetics
adjective
1 SLIGHTLY FORMAL frightened or worried about something:
He hesitated before ringing her, fearful of what she might say.
She's fearful (that) she may lose custody of her children.

2 UK OLD-FASHIONED very bad:
a fearful argument
a fearful temper

fearfully Show phonetics
adverb
1 with fear:
Fearfully, he walked closer to the edge.

2 UK OLD-FASHIONED extremely:
These cakes are fearfully good.

fearfulness Show phonetics
noun [U]

fearless Show phonetics
adjective
having no fear:
a fearless fighter

fearlessly Show phonetics
adverb
They fought fearlessly against the invading armies.

fearlessness Show phonetics
noun [U]

fearsome Show phonetics
adjective FORMAL
frightening:
a fearsome reputation
a fearsome display of violence

thought
v.
Past tense and past participle of think.
n.

1. The act or process of thinking; cogitation.
2. A product of thinking. See synonyms at idea.
3. The faculty of thinking or reasoning.
4. The intellectual activity or production of a particular time or group: ancient Greek thought; deconstructionist thought.
5. Consideration; attention: didn't give much thought to what she said.
6. 1. Intention; purpose: There was no thought of coming home early.
   2. Expectation or conception: She had no thought that anything was wrong.

idiom:
a thought

1. To a small degree; somewhat: You could be a thought more considerate.

[Middle English, from Old English gethōht, thōht.]

missive

n.
A written message; a letter. See synonyms at letter.

[From Middle English (letter) missive, (letter) sent (by superior authority), from Medieval Latin (litterae) missīvae, feminine pl. of missīvus, sent, from Latin missus, past participle of mittere, to send.]