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Also, it's easier to justify a $100 yoga mat than a lot of other expenses. "With hedonic consumption, at some point you're going to feel quite a bit of guilt," says C.W. Park, a marketing professor at USC's Marshall School of Business and editor of the Journal of Consumer Psychology. "If the luxury item has some kind of functional value, you're not going to feel that guilt." You feel like you're investing in your health, so a little splurge can't hurt. Plus, Manduka mats carry a lifetime guarantee. If the mat lives...
...food desert. But the initial idea of opening a store in a black neighborhood was dashed. "I'd have to have a higher class of African Americans, that recognize the value of fruits and vegetables," he recalls thinking. Real estate was too expensive in neighborhoods like Bronzeville and Hyde Park, which boast high concentrations of black professionals. At the same time, he observed that many Latinos tend to have large families and buy fresh fruits and vegetables more frequently than blacks and the general population. So he settled on a vast, 35,000-sq.-ft. building that had been abandoned...
...Dubai, according to a report by the local branch of HSBC bank. Business journal the Middle East Economic Digest puts the figure at more than $300 billion. Postponed developments include the World, a luxury man-made island community designed to resemble a world map, and Dubailand, a theme park planned to be twice the size of Florida's Disney World. Housing prices have fallen 20%-40% from their peak in late 2008, and about 30% of the city's existing real estate space is lying empty...
...therefore an easier commute for their weekly visits. Noah lives in a two-bedroom house with a roommate, a "normal" person, whose rent is partly subsidized in exchange for the attention she must pay to Noah when she is home. A rotating series of caregivers take Noah to the park or for walks or to fast-food restaurants during...
...lining through the rain-forest canopy, sport fishing or whitewater rafting. Not an über-outdoorsman? Then head down to the beach, order cocktails at the hotel's three pools or take a free shuttle to the crown jewel of the region: Manuel Antonio National Park, where the jungle is brimming with howler, white-faced and squirrel monkeys. Try a guided hike to get the most out of the rain-forest experience and don't forget to check out the park's beach...