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Narrow, pointed toe boxes crunch feet into improbably small spaces, and, says Frey, "the shoe wins the battle. The foot will deform." Tight shoes pinch or even damage nerves and compound existing problems, such as bunions and hammertoes, which happen when toes buckle in cramped quarters and curl under...
...brand-name goods. The result: a mini-spending spree that contributed to estimated growth of more than 2% this year, compared with 0.5% in 2003. Publicizing the agreement, Sarkozy told the press it was merely "what the French people want." Asked how he got the supermarkets to agree to pinch their prices, Sarkozy smiled and told TIME: "I said, if any [company] refused, I would go on television and tell the public who it was." Call it Sarko's Way: a unique brand of retail politics that has made Sarkozy among France's most popular politicians - and the odds...
...Pass statements and electricity bills. It’s easy to imagine the sort of information which, 10 years ago, was held by third-party entities about the average individual. The most invasive records might have been a phone bill or the odd credit card statement which, in a pinch, could have been used to place you at a certain location if you happened to buy something there. But the quantity of that information and the complexity of its character has grown exponentially with the rapid adoption of technology into our society. Now it’s literally impossible...
...Bush family is such a national force that even the former President at times has to pinch himself and wonder. He was standing in Madison Square Garden and watching his son George W. He leaned down and said to Barbara, "Do you realize our son is President of the United States?" Whether George W. was President or not, the father could still cast a critical eye his son's way. "Great speech," he said. "But maybe a little too long...
...make eating less more interesting? By serving menu items in unusual increments. Looking to appeal to diet-conscious diners, restaurants are jumping on the new trend. In New York City, at Pinch, pizza is sold not by the slice but by the inch, while the restaurant Cru provides wine by the half glass. And the Post House offers spoonfuls of strawberry shortcake and banana-cream pie for people who want a lighter dessert after a steak-house-size meal. At the Meritage restaurant in the Boston Harbor Hotel, guests can order just a spoonful of entrees like flash-fried Nantucket...