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In 1995 he opened the Madison Avenue store, taking over chief design duties for the label from his father, who still runs the Paris shop. The younger Mendel, however, wouldn't mind if the company, still privately held, lost the family management by being bought by a fashion conglomerate. “I'd like to do accessories, bags, shoes,” he says. “I'd also have a more global reach. For that, I need additional backing.” His timing seems perfect.

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MICHEL SIDIBE, UNAIDS executive director, to South African President Jacob Zuma, just before Zuma announced that the country would treat all HIV-positive babies and expand testing; South Africa has the most HIV-infected people in the world
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MICHEL SIDIBE, UNAIDS executive director, to South African President Jacob Zuma, just before Zuma announced that the country would treat all HIV-positive babies and expand testing; South Africa has the most HIV-infected people in the world