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...disadvantaged students are least likely to deal with the logistical and administrative hassle of moving to another school. They are also least likely to have parents who are engaged enough in their education to pull them out of a familiar environment in search of a better education. So some affluent students leave for the big wealthy school one town over. Because school funding is usually paid out based on enrollment, the failing school loses the resources it would need to clean up its act but keeps the students who most need additional resources...
...Lifestyle system is aimed at an affluent crowd of music lovers who don't want to bother with computer-based music jukeboxes like iTunes or RealPlayer. It makes sense, since a home stereo system typically delivers better sound quality than most PC setups. The system's individual components are impressive: in addition to storing 340 hours of music, it has a DVD player, luxurious surround sound and Bose's tiny JewelCube speakers. A $5,853 version, the Lifestyle 38, comes with larger speakers and a smaller drive that holds 200 hours of music...
...altogether. The Bose Lifestyle 48 - available in Britain next month for $7,094 - understands all this because it comes with uMusic, an "intelligent playback system" that stores hundreds of CDs on a hard drive and can learn its owner's musical tastes. The Lifestyle system is aimed at an affluent crowd of music lovers who don't want to bother with computer-based music jukeboxes like iTunes or RealPlayer. It makes sense, since a home stereo system typically delivers better sound quality than most PC setups. The system's individual components are impressive: in addition to storing 340 hours...
According to a recent American Express Platinum Luxury survey, 59% of affluent Americans (those with incomes of $100,000 or higher) would rather spend on experiential luxuries--restaurants, travel and entertainment--than on gadgets and goods. Pam Danziger, president of Unity Marketing, which conducted the survey, says the rise in experiential luxury is directly proportional to the wealth of the baby-boomer generation, which will be profoundly influential on the economy through...
...Israelis are doing to the Palestinians,'" says Canadian journalist Irshad Manji, author of the provocative book The Trouble with Islam. "'Or look at what the U.S. is doing in Iraq.' It's hard these days to get beyond that." Egyptian cleric el-Guindi, who has a large following among affluent Muslims in Cairo, says he can no longer preach in public because of pressure from conservative clerics who object to his brand of liberal Islam. "These days," he says, "it is extremely depressing to be a Muslim preacher with a moderate message. The surrounding circumstances form a huge stumbling block...