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Today Ullah is affluent by immigrant standards. He earns $19,500 as an administrator for a manufacturer of security devices; on the side, he and his wife Nighat run two thriving shops, a grocery store and a clothing boutique, in the East London borough of Newham...
...Ralston Purina, oddly enough, best known for animal feed). Thus Jones is in a much better position to optimize profits than Aspen Skiing Co., which owns lifts but not hotels and restaurants at nearby Aspen. Perhaps not coincidentally, Aspen is known as one of the last ski refuges of affluent singles...
...slim volume is yet another clone of a reigning champion in the impulse book market, The Official Preppy Handbook, which appeared three years ago and has more than 1.3 million copies in print. The new manual is aimed at an affluent, surefire market: the upscale young singles and dual-career couples gathered in or near big cities. Long the darlings of the advertising world and the media, these fast-trackers are now united under a sassy name and invited to smile along at their own trendiness...
Ramada Inns and many other U.S. hotel companies now build these luxury levels into many of their otherwise standard buildings to lure affluent travelers who shy away from run-of-the-roadside establishments. The extra convenience and prestige of what hoteliers call their club floors appeal particularly to top business managers. Says Consultant Ray Meyers, a guest at New York City's Vista International: "You're with people more in tune with what you're doing. It's comfortable, not loud or raucous." Dallas Manufacturers' Representative Howard Krell and his wife Elise had formerly sought...
...than $116 billion in government support in the last school year. The money is coming from energetic, well-heeled PTAs, from local education foundations and from corporate donors. Although the schools welcome this new source of needed revenue, some educators wonder if the trend will reinforce the imbalance between affluent and poor districts...