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...beauty?objects, food, buildings, places, clothing, jewelry?will never lose their appeal. There is a widely accepted theory that in moments of real political, social or economic stress, lipstick sales spike. People may spend less on frivolous items and shop more judiciously, but when they do shop, they will demand more of the experience and of luxury. For that reason, tough economic times are often the most creative. The picky consumer forces the pretenders?those who do not really believe in their craft or who don't have anything to say with their product?to fall by the wayside, making...
William V. Leiter ’10, the campaign manager for Benjamin P. Schwartz ’10 and Alneada D. Biggers ’10, said that a longer campaign period is sure to demand a sustained effort but would not change the ticket’s strategy...
...talk about cupcake flavors, Freddy suggested vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, pineapple and banana. From my experiences in cupcake-eating, I told him he might want to start off with red velvet and chai. "Those flavors would be new to Nicaragua," he said, "and therefore there'd be a great demand for them." I could not have imagined finding a business partner who thinks so much like...
...students will turn to community colleges with the goal of transferring to Cal State two years down the line. According to a survey released by the American Association of Community Colleges in July, 66% of statewide community-college directors expect that enrollment caps at the state level will boost demand at their institutions. The problem, however, is that community-college directors in 16 states already report that they can't meet the demand from high school grads as is. That means if they get an influx of applicants who would normally have gone to four-year state schools, some students...
...fear that the ongoing crisis is derailing what once was one of the region's most promising economies. With foreign investors and tourists (who bring in some $16 billion a year) spooked by the political instability and Thailand's manufacturing base bracing itself for a drop in global export demand, national growth forecasts for 2009 hover at a bleak...