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...Faucet Follies The faucet designed by Jean Nouvel [Dec. 25-Jan. 1] is the perfect illustration of our society gone berserk. When half of the world population is without potable water, a famous architect spends his time putting on the market, for $2,090, a faucet that one can "caress" instead of turning its knobs. The African women carrying buckets of unclean water on their heads for long distances would certainly appreciate the possibility of turning knobs even if, in the eyes of Nouvel, it is archaic. May I suggest that 50% of the price of that contraption be given...
...Jean-Philippe Cotis, chief economist at the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, says the critical question is whether America's housing woes are a signal that the entire U.S. economy is overextended. "For the moment it looks like there is only marginal overheating," he says. That's very different from the situation in 2000, when massive overinvestment in technology around the world created the Internet bubble. When that popped, it sent global financial markets and economies into a tailspin. Today, though, Cotis sees the issue as "an idiosyncratic problem in the U.S. spilling over only moderately...
...choose to host its International Fireworks Competition, International Jazz Festival, Just for Laughs Festival, International Film Festival, and Grand Prix in late January. However, one of Montreal’s 90 organized festivals is on during intersession, the famed La Fête des Neiges. Go to Parc Jean-Drapeau to watch the dogsled races in honor of Balto! He’s so brave! Before leaving the land of universal healthcare, stop at the magnificent Notre-Dame Basilica and pray for a change in Harvard’s calendar. Maybe next time you can drink with the rest...
...Faucet Follies The faucet designed by Jean Nouvel [Dec. 25, 2006?Jan. 1, 2007] is the perfect illustration of our society gone berserk. When half of the world population is without potable water, a famous architect spends his time putting on the market, for €1,600, a faucet that one can "caress" instead of turning its knobs. The African women carrying buckets of unclean water on their heads for long distances would certainly appreciate the possibility of turning knobs even if, in the eyes of Nouvel, it is archaic. May I suggest that 50% of the price of that...
...Jean Corriveau, the company's founder and owner, says the product has gone beyond early adapters and "green" retailers. "Now we go head to head against mainstream brands and specialty mattresses like Tempur-Pedic and into traditional bedding stores which, three years ago, would have been unthinkable," he says. "That's where the growth is now, in mainstream stores that want something more unique." Green Sleep's best-selling Vimala mattress retails for about $5,000, including the foundation. Thirty-five retailers and spas carry Green Sleep...