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...hasn't been easy. "The dog ate one of my cycling gloves," says Kesel, who gets around the city on a bike. "If I'm patient, a used pair will turn up in someone's garage." Compacters surf through websites such as Freecycle and PaperBackSwap. They troll thrift shops and swap meets. One of the founders, a Silicon Valley marketer, found a sewing machine and a 10-ft. artificial Christmas tree on Craigslist - both free. Another couple got free mis-mixed paint from hardware stores and made do with a second-hand shower curtain. New underwear is allowed...
...lens through which history, literature, and art are studied, or the other way around, we are confident that students will gain a sufficient knowledge of cultures. But we believe that the current proposal, in which culture serves as a lens for literature and art, may give short thrift to the creative works themselves. The current Core suffers, in part, from a saturation of irrelevant courses. And while we agree that relevance needs to be restored to general education, abandoning the autonomous study of literature and art would be counterproductive to that goal. The masterpieces of Shakespeare, Bach, and Picasso...
...Wilbert Das, and they began to experiment with dyes and destruction?all sorts of techniques to age the jeans and give them a more vintage feel. They moved pockets, reshaped the jeans, introduced curves?and then charged a whopping $79. Their look was Rosso's look, a blend of thrift store, Americana and '50s B movie. At first, retailers balked, so Rosso promised to take back anything they couldn't sell, an offer he claims he never had to make good...
...www.phranakorn-nornlen.com, wins the approval of its bearded, tie-dye clientele by incorporating recycled materials in almost every aspect of the fittings. Showerheads are hammered together from brass dessert bowls; remaindered tins of mismatching emulsion from the local paint shop give the walls a dappled charm; lamps are acquired from thrift stores. The location (a kilometer from Khao San Road) and housekeeping rules are equally boho: there's no smoking on the property, no TV in the rooms and organic juices are served at breakfast. LUXX: This newly opened property, www.staywithluxx.com, is the brainchild of ex-financier Dusadee Srishevachart, who transformed...
...India was outstanding. Visitors in the past might have felt that India's problems were overwhelming, but there is hope for the masses of the subcontinent. It goes to show what can be accomplished by millions of people with a work ethic, an appreciation for education, a culture of thrift and family and a recognition of the value of being able to speak English well in the global marketplace. Paul H. Gore Oakland, Oregon, U.S. It is admirable that India, a country that used to manufacture almost nothing, is the next great economic superpower. But the divide between the haves...