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...economy cools, most households will renegotiate their consumer and home mortgage debts; those really pressed will experience a bit of belt tightening, or be forced to spend a few more years in the workforce, or even cut into their children's inheritance. The greedy, the stupid, and the plain poor will curse their misfortune - and they'll get no sympathy from those on the other side of the street...
...thing is just to keep it plain and simple. That's how the [Rocawear] line developed--relaxed, clean lines, crispy...
...showers that are getting the most lavish attention at the moment, says Peter Sallick, CEO of Waterworks. "People are creating a sitting area; they're creating multiple showering areas, adding hand showers and different types of showerheads." Waterworks, Dornbracht, Kohler and even plain old American Standard are responding by offering higher-and-higher-end fixtures. All in all, spending on bathroom remodeling went up 33% (to $20 billion) from 2001 to 2003, says the National Kitchen and Bath Association. Sure, some of it is for waterproof TVs and music systems, but more than gadgets, says Sallick, the biggest luxury...
...been planned. What is more important than the medals Kerry received is that he was in Vietnam voluntarily serving his country. President Bush was not. Now we need a Commander in Chief who personally knows what it is like to fight a war. Mary S. Jespersen Bogense, Denmark For Plain Speaking Joe Klein's column on John Kerry's reluctance to make statements that are controversial or negative, heeding the advice of his political consultants, was right on target [Aug. 30]. Kerry is headed for defeat because he seems to be no more than a politician who test-markets...
Forget boxes on wheels and tacky subdivisions. Prefab is now just plain fab. Once the poor stepchild of residential construction, so-called systems-built housing is now the province of topflight architects, who are reinventing the genre with innovative designs, new building components and environmentally friendly approaches. In September, Lindal (2003 sales: $50 million) begins offering two versions of the Graves-designed kit house on its website, where it already sells a prefab home created by James Cutler, the architect behind the home of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. New Jersey architect-cum-performance artist Adam Kalkin is taking orders...