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...people in these scenes, which evoke the studied relaxation of a Ralph Lauren ad, look like the sort of folks who would hate to spend any of their precious free time at a shopping mall. In fact, their well-composed snapshots come from the pages of America's popular new crop of mail-order catalogs: Lands' End,* J. Crew and Tweeds. These three retailers are reaping handsome sales by offering sporty, preppy wear to customers who are partial to natural fibers and toll-free shopping. Last year the three companies mailed a total of more than 120 million catalogs...
...evil toilet paper man from hell sits there behind his little desk guarding the precious stock of tissue all day long. I know. Once, in an emergency, I ran down and asked for a roll at 12:46. Sorry, I was told, toilet paper hours were over. Come back tomorrow...
...Foundation saw the ruling as yet another attack on traditional values. "The Supreme Court has told us schoolchildren may wear printed obscenities on their shirts but may not pray at the start of the school day," he said. "Now it $ tells us the majority may not protect our most precious symbol of national unity, Old Glory...
There is nothing precious in either Nakashima's designs or his workshop. He employs ten assistant craftsmen and uses some power tools to do the rough work. The oil finish of his furniture merely needs to be cleaned with a wet cloth. "We recommend hard use," says Nakashima. "A wood surface that is without a scratch or mar is kind of distressing. It shows no life and has no time value." His business approach is equally straightforward. "I wanted," he says, "to make furniture out of real wood without it costing that much more than you would...
...product halved (to $30 a ton) in the past seven years. To trim costs, Pittston offered its employees a $1-an-hour raise in exchange for reduced health benefits -- from 100% coverage to 80% with a deductible -- and a seven-day-a-week "flex time" work schedule. Losing their precious Sundays as well as part of their health plan was too much for the miners. On April 5 they walked...