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...Stacey weighed 180 lbs., deeply disliked the sight of her own face and didn't exactly radiate self-confidence. She didn't radiate much of anything, except perhaps a conviction that she looked 50 and would never be as happy or as attractive as Lisa, her bikini-contest-winning kid sister. The only detail May remembers about Stacey's visit to his shop that day is that she ordered a set of floor mats and never returned to pick them...
Schools that do provide them are, some say, creating a two-tier system--kids who can afford the extra luxury touches and those who can't. Even without a course in class differences, the students get it. Charity Jeffery, 21, says she ended up moving away from some friends when she settled into Seattle Pacific University's $14.4 million, ski-lodge-style Emerson Hall. "Emerson, right away, was referred to as the rich-kid dorm," she says. "I had to separate from friends who went to another dorm because they couldn't all afford to live in Emerson." Some schools...
...scale of desirable holiday gifts, most kids are likely to rank books above only socks. But there's no need to disappoint your children, at least not this early in their lives. Diane Roback, children's-book editor at Publisher's Weekly, points out that 40% of the category's sales are made in November and December, so "everything is geared to come out during that time." In other words, there are enough options out there to find something your kid will enjoy...
...cashmere has suddenly got cheaper. Shoppers can still find 100% cashmere sweaters at Saks Fifth Avenue for $300, but they are also available at Banana Republic for $168, Lord & Taylor for $99 and Express for $68. Those who have paid more need not necessarily feel as duped as the kid who sees three department-store Santas--there can be real differences in quality...
...reported on al-Qaeda's new strategy of launching terrorist attacks directed at other Arabs [Nov. 24]. While it was comforting to kid ourselves that al-Qaeda was on the run, the terrorists are proving to be much more resilient and intelligent than anyone imagined. They have now taken aim at pro-Western allies like Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Meanwhile, in Iraq the bombings are becoming more focused. It is time for the U.S. to stop playing the kingmaker in a country about which it knows very little. SRINIVASAN SADAGOPAN Coimbatore, India...