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...what's the next move for ritzy retailers? Department stores cut new merchandise orders for the upcoming holiday season by at least 20% to bring supply in line with demand, and began pressuring fashion houses to offer lower-priced goods. "They needed to get traffic into their stores," says Milton Pedraza, chief executive of the Luxury Institute...
...Crossing and South Station crippled service on the Red Line during rush hour yesterday, according to the MBTA's Twitter Web site, forcing hundreds of passengers to evacuate the subway. Service wasn't restored until at least 9 p.m., and the MBTA's substitute shuttle buses caused delays and traffic jams in Harvard Square...
...anniversary parade. They know there is only one audience for this particular extravaganza: the Chinese people. And Beijingers don't seem concerned that their city has been turned into a high-security zone once again. "The rehearsal was a major headache, you couldn't get anywhere because of the traffic jams," says a chic woman in her early 30s. "But I think everybody understands. It's a very important day for the country, after...
...economy - is calculated. For instance, unpaid work that might benefit society, like raising children, is not included in the calculations. Societal failures, however, often are: the cost of keeping 2 million people in prison boosts the U.S.'s GDP, as does fuel sales, despite the correlation with traffic congestion and pollution. Sustainability is also ignored - a heavily wooded country could see its GDP skyrocket if it turned over all its land to loggers. (See 10 ways your job will change...
Other benefits include less vehicle noise and air pollution, and fewer disruptions of pedestrian traffic in the Yard...