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StarbucksinvadesParisiancafeculture
AformofaliencivilisationhasfinallylandedinParis-unfamiliargreenandblacksignshaveappearedontheAvenuedeL'Opera.
ItisthefirstStarbuckscafetoboldlygowherenoStarbuckshasgonebefore,ontopotentiallyhostileFrenchterritory.
ItsadvertisingpostersontheChampsElyseeannounce"Starbucks-apassionpourlecafe".
Butisthecompanyawareoftheriskitistakingbychallengingtheverybirthplaceofcafesociety
"Ithinkeverytimewecomeintoanewmarketwedoitwithagreatsenseofrespect,agreatdealofinterestinhowthatcafesocietyhasdevelopedovertime,"BillO'SheaofStarbuckssays.
"Werecognisethereisahugehistoryhereofcafesocietyandwehaveeveryconfidencewecanenjoy,augmentandjoininthatpassion."
Andhemayberight.DespitesomesniffinessintheFrenchpress,someyoungerFrenchareexpressingtheirexcitementthattheywillfinallybeabletovisitthekindofcafetheylovetowatchontheUSTVseriesFriends.
Infact,forsome,itisanexoticrarity,farmoreexcitingthantheaverageFrenchcafe.
Melissa,aged18,saysshecanhardlywait:
"IloveStarbuckscaramelcoffee-it'sverygoodandIliketheconceptthatthey'reopeninginParis.IthinkStarbuckswillbeOKforFrenchpeople."
AnAmericantouristisequallyexcitedwhenshespotsthesign-thiscouldbejustthethingtohelphergetovertheoccasionaltwingeofhomesickness.
"IlovetheFrenchcafes,butStarbucksissopopularintheStatesandit'sbecomepartofAmericancultureandnowit'scometoFrance,andthat'sOK,"shesaid.
ButthatistheproblemformanyFrench,whodonotwantFrancetobejustliketherestoftheworld:
withstandardiseddisposalcupsofcoffee-identicalin7,000branchesaroundtheworld-eveniftheyaretermedhandcraftedbeverages.
Atthetraditionalcafes,customersworrythatthebigUScoffeehousechainscoulddriveoutsmall,family-ownedcafes.
OthersherethinktheycouldcomeroundtotheideaofStarbucks,thoughforthemitwouldneverreplacethecornercafeorthetypicalParisianpetitnoircoffee.
Thebeautyindustry
TheoneAmericanindustryunaffetedbythegeneraldepressionoftradeisthebeautyindustry.Americanwomencontinuetospendontheirfacesandbodiesasmuchastheyspentbeforethecomingoftheslump--aboutthreemillionpoundsaweek.Thesefactsandfiguresare'official',andcanbeacceptedasbeingsubstantiallytrue.
Themoderncultofbeautyisnotexclusivelyafunctionofwealth.Ifitwere,thenthepersonalappearanceindustrieswouldhavebeenashitbythetradedepressionasanyotherbusiness.But,aswehaveseen,theyhavenotareretrenchingonotherthingsthantheirfaces.
Women,itisobvious,arefreerthaninthepast.Freernotonlytoperformthegenerallyunenviablesocialfunctionshitheroreservedtothemale,butalsofreertoexercisethemorepleasing,feminineprivilegeofbeingattractive.Thefortunesaremadejustlybyface-creammanufacturersandbeauty-specialists,bythesellersofrubberreducing-beltsandmassagemachines,bythepatenteesofhair-lotionsandtheauthorsofbooksonthecultureoftheabdomen.
Itisasuccessinsofarasmorewomenretaintheiryouthfulappearancetoagreateragethaninthepast.ThePortraitoftheArtist'sMotherwillcometobealmostindisinguishable,atfuturepictureshows,fromthePortraioftheArtist'sDaughter.Thesuccessispartduetoskinfoodsandinjectionsofparaffin-wax,facialsurgery,mudbaths,andpaint,andinpartduetoimpovedhealth.Soforsomepeople,thecampaignformorebeautyisalsoacompaignformorehealth.Beautythatismerelytheartificialshadowofthesesymptomsofheslthisintrinsicallyofpoorerqualitythanthegenuinearticle.Still,itisasufficientlygoodimitationtobesometimesmistakablefortherealthing.Everymiddle-in-comepresoncanaffordthecosmeticapparatusandmoreknowledgeofthewayinwhichrealherlthcanbeachievedisbeinguniversallyacedupon.Whenthathappymomentcomes,willeverywomanbebeautiful-asbeautiful,atanyrate,asthenaturalshapeofherfeaturesTheanswerisapparent:
No,forrealbeautyisasmuchanaffairoftheinnerasoftheouterself.
HolidayHeadache
AllIwantedwasacozylogcabininthestateofMaine,somewheredeepinthewoods,tohangoutunderthestars.Itwastobemyfirstvacationwithmyboyfriend,andIwantedittobeperfect.
Soratherthanwastemoneyonaguidebookthatwasboundtobeoutdatedbeforeitappearedontheshelvesofmylocalbookstore,Idecidedtosearchonline.LittledidIknowthatwhenItypedthewords“Mainelogcabinrental”at,Iwassteppinginto48hoursofInternethell.Forgetdinner,forgetwork,forgetsleep.Iwasgluedtomycomputerforhoursclickingfromonelistingtoanothertofindtheperfecthideaway.
Iwaswrong.ThefirstsitethatItried,,groupedrentalsbyregionbuthadnomaptotellmewheresuchromantic-sounding,placesasSealCoveorOwl’sHeadwere.SoIhadtologontotolocateeachone,thenreturntosloggingthroughsite,,letmefind50cabinsandcottagesrightoff,butmostoftherentalsturnedouttobeclosedforthewinter.
Ilearnedonlyafterreadingalotoffineprint.Onedayandhundredsoflistingslater,Iwasreadytothrowmycomputeroutthewindow.Forevery10vacationspotsIlookedinto,Ifoundmaybeonethatsoundedgoodandmoreoftenthannot,itwasbooked,toofaraway,oroutrageouslypriced.Searchingonlinewasreallygivingmeafinallydecidedtoputourlog-cabinWebdreamsonholdandsearchtheold-fashionedwayatabookstore.IboughtapaperbackbookcalledAmerica’sFavoriteInns,B&Bs,andSmallHotels.Iwasrelievedtoseethateachcitywasneatlypinpointedonadetailedmap,andmosthadgooddescriptionstohelpmefigureoutwhereinMaineweshouldgointhefirstplace.
ThenIfoundit:
anoldinnonthesoutherncoastofMainethatrentedusoneofitsbestroomsfor$100anight.GuesswhatItdidn’thaveaWebsite.Itookmychancesbasedonagoodreview,agreatlocationandabargainprice.Itwasn’talogcabin,anditwasfarfromthewoods,buttherewerelacecurtains,ahardwoodfloorandaquiltonthebed.Withtheoceanoutsideourwindowandafireplaceintheroom,myholidaywasjustascozyasIdreameditwouldbe.
Arthritisall-clearforhighheels
Fearsthatwearinghigh-heeledshoescouldleadtokneearthritisareunfounded,sayresearchers.
Butbeingoverweight,smoking,andhavingapreviouskneeinjurydoesincreasetherisk,theteamfromOxfordBrookesUniverstityfound.
Theylookedatmorethan100womenagedbetween50and70waitingforkneesurgery,andfoundthatchoiceofshoeswasnotafactor
ThestudywaspublishedintheJournalofEpidemilologyandpublichealth.
Morethan2%ofthepopulationagedover55suffersextremepainasaresultofosteoarthritsoftheknee.
Theconditionistwiceascommonin65-year-oldwomenasitisinmenofthesameage.
Women'sandmen'skneesarenotbiologicallydifferent,sothereseracherswantedtofindoutwhytwiceasmanywomenasmendeveloposteoarthritisinthejoint.
Someresearchershavespeculatedthahigh-heeledshoesmaybetoblame.
Thewomeninthestudywerequizzedondetailsoftheirheightandweightwhentheyleftschool,between36and40andbetween51and55.
Theywereaskedaboutinjuries,theirjobs,smokinganduseofcontraceptivehormones.
Howere,whilemanyofthesefactorswerelinkedtoanincreasedriskovertheyearswasnot.
Theresearcherswrote:
"Mostofthewomenhadbeenexposedtohighheeledshoesovertheyears-nevertheless,aconsistentfindingwasareducedriskofosteoarthritisoftheknee.
Therewasanevenmorepronouncedlinkbetweenregulardancinginthree-inchheelsandareducedriskofkneeproblems.
Theresearchersdescribedthisfindingas"surprising",butsaidthattheywouldnotexpectalarger-scalestudytooverturntheirfindings.
DisneyWorld
DisneyWorld,Florida,isthebiggestamusementresortintheworld.Itcoversthousandacres,andistwicethesizeofManhattan.ItwasopenedonOctober11971,fiveyearsafterWaltDisney’sdeath,anditisalarger,slightlymoreambitiousversionofDisneylandnearLosAngeles.
ForeignerstendtoassociateWaltDisneywithSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs,andwithhisotherfamouscartooncharacters,MickeyMouseandDonaldDuck.
ThereisverylittlethatcouldbecalledvulgarinDisneyWorld.Itattractspeopleofmosttastesandmostincomegroups,andpeopleofallages,fromtoddlerstograndpas.Therearetwoexpensivehotels,agolfcourse,foresttrailsforhorsebackridingandriversforcanoeing.ButthecentralattractionoftheresortistheMagicKingdom.
BetweenthehugeparkinglotsandtheMagicKingdomliesabroadartificiallake.InthedistancerisethetowersofCinderella’sCastle.EvengettingtotheMagicKingdomisquiteanadventure.Youhaveachoiceoftransportation.YoucaneithercrossthelakeonareplicaofaMississippipaddlewheeler,oryoucanglidearoundtheshoreinastreamlinedmonorailtrain.
Whenyoureachtheterminal,youwalkstraightintoalittlesquarewhichfacesMainStreet.MainStreetislate19thcentury.Therearemodernshopsinsidethebuildings,butallthefacadesareoftheperiod.Therearehangingbasketsfullofredandwhiteflowers,andthereisnotrafficexceptahorse-drawnstreetcarandanancientdouble-deckerbus.YetasyouwalkthroughtheMagicKingdom,youareactuallywalkingontopofanetworkofundergroundroads.Thisishowtheshops,restaurantsandallothermaterialneedsoftheMagicKingdomareinvisiblysupplied.
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