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...South Korea is much richer now than in Hwang's youth, but he sticks to a spartan regime. He leaves his humble apartment in southern Seoul at 4:30 every morning to go to a public bathhouse, then heads to a center for traditional Korean breathing to meditate for 45 minutes. The practice "cleanses by body and mind," he says. "It is also a great time to think about research. Some of the ideas I got there have led to breakthroughs." He works seven days a week and never plays golf, a favorite pastime of Koreans of status. Says colleague...
...what to make of the fact that affordable cashmere is now being hawked by a host of midpriced retailers? Needless to say, it's not because everyone within driving distance of a mall has suddenly gotten richer but because cashmere has suddenly gotten cheaper. In the U.S., shoppers can still find 100% cashmere sweaters at Saks Fifth Avenue for $300, but they are also available at chains like Banana Republic for $168 and Express for $68. Those who have paid more need not necessarily feel duped?there can be real differences in quality...
With the University now vastly richer than ever before, one would think the place would bristle with new benefits for students. This would require an increase in the annual payout from the endowment, approximating its recent long-term gain in value, but that’s something Harvard has not done in recent years...
...want to create a richer experience with our food, flavors and service,” Brush said of the replacement restaurant...
...Paris--you know, people shutting themselves away from the world to indulge their sexual fantasies. But that film, which was rated X, had an authentic sexual charge. This one--which carries an NC-17, the modern equivalent of an X--is grim and joyless, though it is far richer and more casual in its display of both male and female frontalia...