Word: malled
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...what to make of the fact that affordable cashmere is now being hawked by a host of midpriced retailers? Needless to say, it's not because everyone within driving distance of a mall has suddenly gotten richer but because cashmere has suddenly gotten cheaper. In the U.S., shoppers can still find 100% cashmere sweaters at Saks Fifth Avenue for $300, but they are also available at chains like Banana Republic for $168 and Express for $68. Those who have paid more need not necessarily feel duped?there can be real differences in quality...
Santa Fe, N.M., has its share of hangouts for the megarich. The Guadalajara Grill, a strip-mall cafe decorated with balloons in the shape of beer bottles, isn't one of them. But places like that are part of the territory if your husband is running for President. That is how Teresa Heinz Kerry, conservatively estimated to be worth $500 million or so, happened to find herself there last Friday afternoon, inhaling the heavy aroma of frying tortillas and trying to persuade a mixed group of 30 Democrats, including some undecideds and former Deanites, to vote for her husband. Nearly...
...considerable power in Heilongjiang province. But in 1997, he had fallen from grace in spectacular style when a local court sentenced him to life in jail as one of 67 officials indicted for taking bribes while supervising the conversion of Harbin's bomb shelters into an underground shopping mall. Accused of pocketing some $112,000 in bribes, Zhu attracted huge media attention on the mainland. He was fictionalized first in a best-selling book, Covering the Tracks, then in a hit TV mini-series. Now, his drama was about to take an even stranger twist...
...course, he's from Minnesota. Whatever your comfort zone, don't forget that there is always an alternative: just go indoors to exercise at a mall, at a gym or in your basement. Remember, spring is only nine weeks away...
...shape of--no joking--a giant palm tree. Another ambitious resort named the World is being constructed on another man-made island in the form of--naturally--a map of the world. Recently Sheik Mohammed announced plans for Dubailand, a $4.9 billion megaproject that will include the Mall of Arabia, and theme parks called Adventure World, Sports World and Eco-tourism World...