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Boston – Saturday, May 17

Hitting the slopes in Chile

PROFILE. If you are a ski lover and are planning to trade sunbathing on the beach for a slalom down a glacier this summer, don’t forget that Austria, Switzerland, Canada and Colorado are not the only spots you can visit.

America: The inflation nation

When informed he’s going to be answering questions about the Fed’s decision to cut its interest rate again, Bert Ely snores. You can literally hear him on the other end of the telephone, throwing back his head and emitting a long, rude sound indicative of boredom. Then he chuckles.

He’s little Mr. Sunshine

INTERVIEW. Mixing elements of Eastern European folk, Mexican mariachi and everything in between, the music of Denver’s DeVotchKa is something like the convergence of a dozen stereos pointing out of the windows in the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

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Every little bit(e) counts

In the back of a glossy New York boutique, pork crackles on the grill. A crowd of 150 mills around, popping beers and nodding heads to the music, and a few try on jackets.

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Condren: Beat the odds by beating a retreat from naysayers

Q: I start at Columbia Business School full-time in September, something I’ve always dreamed of. Some people in my circle are teasing me, saying I’m wasting my time and money because companies these days value experience over B-school. Are they right?

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Condren: An elegant strategy to correct mistaken identity

Q: At big meetings, my boss often jumps up and appoints herself spokesperson for my projects and doesn’t credit me as the driving force. What can I do?

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Rich kids packed off to fat-wallet camp

Trend. Pages are flying off the school calendar, which means that parents, rich and poor, are all asking the same perennial question: What to do with the kids? Plan too little, and they could end up sleeping till noon, wasting away their idyllic childhood summer.

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