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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,theyhavenotsuffered.Womenareretrenchingonotherthingsthantheirfaces.

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,asthenaturalshapeofherfeatures?

Theanswerisapparent:

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,thenreturntosloggingthroughlistings.Anothersite,,letmefind50cabinsandcottagesrightoff,butmostoftherentalsturnedouttobeclosedforthewinter.

Ilearnedonlyafterreadingalotoffineprint.Onedayandhundredsoflistingslater,Iwasreadytothrowmycomputeroutthewindow.Forevery10vacationspotsIlookedinto,Ifoundmaybeonethatsoundedgoodandmoreoftenthannot,itwasbooked,toofaraway,oroutrageouslypriced.Searchingonlinewasreallygivingmeaheadache.Ifinallydecidedtoputourlog-cabinWebdreamsonholdandsearchtheold-fashionedwayatabookstore.IboughtapaperbackbookcalledAmerica’sFavoriteInns,B&Bs,andSmallHotels.Iwasrelievedtoseethateachcitywasneatlypinpointedonadetailedmap,andmosthadgooddescriptionstohelpmefigureoutwhereinMaineweshouldgointhefirstplace.

ThenIfoundit:

anoldinnonthesoutherncoastofMainethatrentedusoneofitsbestroomsfor$100anight.Guesswhat?

Itdidn’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.Itcovers24.4thousandacres,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.Thisisho