Word: joneses
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What developers didn't count on, though, was stingy consumers. Despite the country's rapid economic gains, the average citizen has little to spend on frills. Per capita annual income remains below $2,000. The average household saves more than 25% of its pay, in contrast to Americans, who in...
Moreover, the business model followed by many Chinese developers is geared for making a quick buck, not for long-term profits. In the West, many developers build, own and manage their malls. In China, retail projects are "condominium-ized." That means the developer builds the space and then sells off...
The most famous émigré was Stewart Maiden, who left Carnoustie in 1907 for East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, where he was studied and imitated by a young Bobby Jones. Maiden's swing, passed on to Jones, had significantly more rotation than today's players exhibit - generations of...
Beckham's impact on the field is still an open question. Besides scoring free kicks, his specialty is providing assists through quality crosses to his team's forwards. At a recent match against DC United, the Galaxy's Cobi Jones crossed several balls to attackers unmarked in the penalty box...
Hannaman might seem to have little in common with the four lead characters on TV's Sex and the City, single women who live the supafly life and discard men quicker than last season's bag and shoes--and look damn good doing it. Her sex life isn't nearly...