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...appearance of the leg. Now available in countless color combinations, they're sharing the spotlight with brands like Delman and Azzedine Alaïa. And while the traditional quilted suede and toe bows are as popular as ever, embellished adaptations are gaining traction. London Sole, a celebrity favorite, stocks in excess of 400 options, using fanciful materials like glitter and faux snakeskin. New classics include versions from Tod's with rubber soles and an elasticized edge, as well as Tory Burch, whose popular Reva style has generated wait lists of up to 200 people...
Forecasters are calling it a new austerity or?instead of conscious consumerism?conscience consumerism or even conscious abstention. After decades of excess and extremes, consumers are showing signs of a surprising turnabout: a collective drive toward responsibility, discretion and moderation...
...time to start thinking about more solutions is now, and not when Boston Harbor is lapping at the doorstep of Currier House. There are already ideas to curb global warming: regulations to cap carbon dioxide emissions, government investments in renewable energy technologies, and research into scrubbing excess carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. But the results of most curbs will inevitably be the same: restrictions on the way we use energy, or a higher price of its consumption...
...when we were at Harvard and Yale, lofty ideals were affordable. Back in the ’70s, the average annual tuition and fees for a private college were around $7,000, inflation-adjusted to today’s dollars. Four-fifths of American households had annual incomes in excess of that. Beyond assistance with the direct cost of college, very few students counted on parents for help with housing or income. Student loans were small, seldom more than $2,000 total, and most of those who borrowed paid off their loans quickly...
...Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was overthrown in a coup last September by a more austere clutch of generals. Led by interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, who spent time in a monastery after retiring from the military, Thailand's new leaders have called for the Buddhist-majority nation to avoid capitalist excess and embrace moderation...