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...ennui with the great causes of the past, of course, does not translate into the sort of big C, red-in-tooth-and-claw conservatism familiar in the U.S. Labor market reform may be the watchword of European governments from Greece to Scandinavia, but defense of the "European social model" remains a potent rallying cry. Bush is still a figure of hate and ridicule. But something is happening in Europe, in its economics, social policies and beliefs. In the absence of big ideas, Europeans seem prepared to settle for conservatism - with a small...
...these days the Mercedes star has dimmed. Just ask Lyn Murphy, an IT consultant in Newnan, Ga. She is shopping for a new car to replace her BMW and is sorely tempted by the mid-range Mercedes E-Class model. "If I'm going to spend $40,000 on a car, I want you to know what I'm driving," she says bluntly. Yet Murphy, 42, has a nagging worry: she has been reading and hearing about all sorts of reliability problems afflicting recent Mercedes models, from engine failure to unsightly brake dust. "All my life I wanted to have...
...heavy hitter Michael Smith, a former president of Nordstrom.com and CEO of Lands' End--another sign that the borrowing business is gaining credibility. Smith is encouraged by his site's returning-member visits, whose number is growing more than 30% a month. "One of the beautiful things about this model is it takes a lot of the risk out of fashion," namely losses from returned merchandise and unpopular stock...
...model is simple, whether it's handbags or luxury cars. Membership fees at Bag Borrow or Steal depend on the priceyness of the products: from $20 a month to $100, for "Diva" status. For fall, Diva members can lease, for example, the Botkier Holster tote--$665 if bought new--and totes by company creative director Stacey Lapidus. The "steal" in the firm's name? You can buy a "like new" bag at a discount from the Hollywood, Fla., website. Another new business, From Bags to Riches (frombagstoriches.com) uses a slightly different model. You don't have to become a member...
...Princeton is currently aware, the adjustment to any new grading system is bound to be rocky. Unlike Princeton’s gradual model, a drastic rescaling of grades would make it impossible to calculate a cumulative GPA for students spending part of their time under each system. Fortunately, fears that grade deflation place students’ futures at risk, in terms of graduate school admissions and job hunting, are largely unfounded, because Harvard’s spot in the limelight would make certain that any dramatic grading change, like the cap of A-grades at Princeton, would be widely publicized...