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...obsession with affordable luxury--literally. He co-wrote Trading Up and coined that term to explain why you now pay $4 for a cup of Starbucks or $4,000 for a Viking range even though you are (your tax returns show) solidly middle class. "There's a pretty significant shift in the social paradigm," says Fiske, an unassuming man in frameless glasses. And he knows exactly how to cash...
...Hennessy--Louis Vuitton to develop new brands and soup up the old ones, says the decision to leave the crème of the luxury-universe crème was "gut wrenching." But after reading Trading Up and having a lot of long talks with Fiske, she realized that a fundamental shift was under way and that she could choose to be a part of it--or not. "The face of luxury is changing," she says. "And here is a chance to dive in and be an agent of change...
...risk reduction approach to substance abuse prevention. By supporting and affirming the positive, healthy choices that most Harvard students are making, and by designing appropriate interventions for those students who may be presenting at higher-risk for substance abuse and dependency, we may begin to experience a culture-shift at Harvard that will surely enhance the living-learning experience of all members of the Harvard community. I look forward to working with you to improve student health and safety at Harvard and hope that you will join in our upcoming efforts...
...wife Lyndi, baby Jack and daughter Mia, 3, evacuated New Orleans' Mid-City neighborhood before the storm. Heavily armed, the medical-device salesman and friends returned by boat to do search and rescue. At first he thought, "This city is going to be bulldozed." Now he sees an "attitude shift," and says, "Not only can they rebuild this, but I think they can do it better than it was." Still, Mia's first day of school was in Lafayette...
...hard to function after a night of fitful sleep and harder still after forgoing sleep altogether. In a study of medical residents published in J.A.M.A., researchers found that after an overnight shift during a month of 90-hour workweeks, new doctors showed the same deficits on tests of vigilance, attention and driving skills as they did after downing three 12-oz. vodka-and-tonic cocktails during a regular 44-hour-a-week rotation...