Word: fashionization
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...sometimes works for the fashion industry - bring back an old fashion, make it new and a fad is born. This time, though, it's the automotive industry, hoping for the kind of lifestyle change that can bring car sales back from the dead. All three major U.S. auto companies have been working on plans for electric cars, and debuted some prototypes at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week. Ford announced that it hopes to have an all-electric vehicle, which would be able run for 100 miles on a single charge, on sale by 2011. Chastened...
...They should take note. The next culture-and-design rivalry will probably involve Beijing and Shanghai. Masterpieces by American creators of fashion, furniture and consumer electronics are already being replicated in the Yangtze and Pearl River deltas and sold at big-box stores. Meanwhile, Chinese painters like Yue Minjun and Zeng Fangzhi are pulling in big bucks at auction, and Chinese filmmakers, writers and musicians are not far behind...
...pictures of fashion at Wimbledon...
...pictures of fashion at Wimbledon...
...intense session a few years ago, a patient told Linehan that her work stress was going to lead her to suicide. The patient said Linehan could never understand this stress because she was a successful psychologist. Suicidal borderline patients often confront and alienate therapists in this fashion; for many years, this kind of confrontation was seen as a defining characteristic of the disorder. Linehan believes that borderlines are hurting, not manipulating, but that doesn't mean she indulges them. In this particular confrontation, Linehan responded, "I do understand. I live with a similar amount of stress ... You can just imagine...