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With its gleaming white marble floor, minimalist decor and crew of white-gloved waiters bearing trays of lemon tea, the sales office at Lodha Fiorenza looks more like a plush salon than something makeshift on a construction site where a tall crane stands next to half-finished towers.

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The Jaffa Salon gallery exhibits more than 200 works of Palestinian art and St-Art supports young Israeli artists.

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New editor Eric Schrier, who joined from Health, is running spicier articles from places such as Salon.com, and more original reporting.

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Bair, who eschews power pants suits and salon-perfect hair for a more off-the-rack and unfussy look, is fifty-five.

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Even when it first appeared, the brightly colored angular landscapes looked a bit dated and the bulky headsets looked more like a hood dryer at a hairdressing salon than a cutting edge piece of technology.

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But when it comes to haircuts, salon owners say women should be charged more.

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The IRS even issued guidance about tanning salon points akin to frequent flier miles useful for more tanning or for lotions and facials.

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