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...response, upscale department stores such as Saks Inc., closely-held Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom Inc., started slashing prices to unload a glut of inventory. Saks fired the first volley, slapping 70%-off signs on luxury designer clothing in early November 2008. Neiman and Barneys frantically followed suit...
...could mental-health problems actually exacerbate acne? One theory is that people with mental distress eat more junk food. Dearly held teen lore says that overindulging in chocolate and potato chips - which can make greasy fingers and, consequently, greasy faces - spawns pimples. This is mostly myth, according to the study's findings, although they offered a bit of support for the notion that diet plays a role. Girls in the study who consumed few vegetables tended to have more zits than girls who ate lots of greens. But diet was entirely irrelevant for boys...
...quality product” to the Square. “We’re happy to have them,” he said.Gray declined to comment on the terms of J.P. Licks’ lease.On top of the new competition, Herrell’s in Harvard Square has long held an nebulous franchising agreement with the Herrell’s Development Corporation, which currently owns four Herrell’s franchises. For “about 20 years,” the Square’s Herrell’s has not entered into a written contract with the Herrell...
Still, for every horror story like that of Renee Greco, there are others like that of Darryl Thompson. A 15-year-old from the Bronx, Thompson died last November at the Tryon boys facility after he pushed a staff member (in anger over being denied recreation time) and was held down in a bathroom by two guards - who together weighed over 400 lb. When Thompson stopped breathing, the guards radioed for medical help but did not administer CPR themselves, as state officials say they are trained and required to do. Though the county medical examiner ruled it a homicide...
...Could this be the first cannon shot in the Kenyan government's long-promised war against corruption and impunity in the police force? Is President Mwai Kibaki finally bowing to pressure from foreign governments and U.N. envoys who have said the police must be held accountable for their actions during last year's postelection violence, when officers allegedly raped hundreds and killed a third of the 1,200 who died? (See pictures of the crisis in Kenya after the last election...