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Gift bags are a world in which few, really, can imagine the pressure. But they are already a relic, having evolved into the gift lounge. At Sundance this year, the gift lounge?and Keanu Reeves' shocking decision not to take anything from?it got more press than any of the festival's movies. Distinctive Assets makes the lounges cool places to hang out, with amenities such as a bar, video games, cigars, a pool table and a masseuse. ? We're somewhere for the talent to go while they're waiting to go onstage,? says DA's president, Lash...
...traditional retirement system, built on Social Security and defined-benefit pension plans, is an expensive relic of the 20th century welfare state. It discourages the creation of new jobs and encourages overseas outsourcing of existing jobs. And it also puts retirees in the vulnerable position of being dependent on inadequate government benefits and unreliable company pension plans. A system based on privatized Social Security and defined-contribution plans such as 401(k)s would be less expensive, allowing businesses to better compete in the global economy. Granted, that shifts more of the retirement burden to the individual worker, but that...
...sainted for anonymous gift giving to needy folk, and nominated a guardian of seafarers. After his bones were removed by Italian raiders to the port of Bari in 1087, prisoners, prostitutes, pawnbrokers and others flocked to his patronage. Soon, every Christian city wanted a piece of him, and relic hunters provided fingers, hair and teeth upon which to build churches. Reaching Amsterdam around 1300, he eventually became a supplier of goodies to kids, as shown in the 1907 postcard at left. And it was Dutch pilgrims who took him to America, where, in 19th century New York City, frothy writers...
...sainted for anonymous gift giving to needy folk, and nominated a guardian of seafarers. After his bones were removed by Italian raiders to the port of Bari in 1087, prisoners, prostitutes, pawnbrokers and others flocked to his patronage. Soon, every Christian city wanted a piece of him, and relic hunters provided fingers, hair and teeth upon which to build churches. Reaching Amsterdam around 1300, he eventually became a supplier of goodies to kids, as shown in the 1907 postcard at left. And it was Dutch pilgrims who took him to America, where, in 19th century New York City, frothy writers...
...hope Bill Clinton doesn't get any ideas from Philippine President Fidel Ramos, who will auction as a "relic" the lump of cholesterol that doctors recently removed from his right carotid. Proceeds will go to Smokey Mountain--the big garbage dump that is now the site of low-cost housing. No word on whether Sotheby's is interested...