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IT IS a sign of the times when an ex-big spender and self- confessed shopaholic writes a manual on how to be thrifty.

But that's just what India Knight has done. Five years after her best-selling book, The Shops, she now guides us through the joys of . . . not shopping.

"Admittedly, there is a slight Uturn," she confesses. "As you might imagine, the whole ethos of The Shops was that acquisition is pleasurable.

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"But the things I wrote about were, for example, drawing pencils. Or a nice washing-up brush that made you feel cheerful when you did the dishes. It wasn't about buying Louis Vuitton handbags and expensive shoes."

It's fair to say, if you put the books side by side, the configuration of titles might seem a bit strange. But both are about taking pleasure in the smaller things in life.

"In The Shops, it's small things you've purchased," India says. "In The Thrift Book, it's small things you've made or got very cheaply.

But the vibe is the same."

A child of the more-is-more 1980s, India doesn't advocate giving up the things you really love but, thanks to the credit crunch, she does think we're turning into a more sober society: "I think people are realising the mindless consumption we've all been engaging with for the last two decades has had its day."

A single mother-of-three, India readily admits to being naturally extravagant and irresponsible with money.

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In 2007, even though she had two books in the Top 10 bestseller charts, she was served with bankruptcy papers.

"It wasn't the first time, alas," she sighs. "I've been so financially disastrous that once I went to my bailiff's child's christening!

"I thought, I'm 42, enough is enough. I don't want to be in this world of debt any more."

After 20 years of an easy-comeeasy-go approach to her bank account and overdraft, India decided to tighten her purse strings.

"To my complete amazement, I found I was saving hundreds and hundreds of pounds a month. The changes weren't painful, or grotty. My life didn't turn grey.

"I think there's quite a lot in my book that suggests there are other ways to feel good about yourself," India adds. "You don't just have to be acquisitive.

"Prioritise your time," she advises. "Don't hang out in city centres looking at stuff you can't afford."

But for the millions of women who depend on retail therapy, India says this doesn't mean you should spend your Saturdays shopping in Primark instead.

"I don't believe in treating clothes like tissues, buying something because it's cheap and knowing it's going to break, and then buying another one.

"When it comes to buying clothes, I believe in buying better, fewer, and less often!"

THE Thrift Book - Live Well and Spend Less, by India Knight, is published by Fig Tree, priced pounds 14.99.

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BEAVERCREEK -- Beavercreek City Schools Board of Education took the next crucial step toward the construction of two schools on Friday, May 14, with the purchase of a 50-acre parcel of land from the Nutter family.

The schools now owns the land at Dayton-Xenia and Ankeney roads in Beavercreek Twp. after paying $25,500 per acre. It will be the site for a middle school and a elementary school.

Voters approved an $84 million bond issue in November 2008 to build and renovate schools in the growing district that is experiencing overcrowding problems.

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While renovations of existing schools began nearly a year ago, construction of the new schools encountered problems.

After negotiations with Nutter over another property in the heart of the planned Stonehill Village community failed, the district waited months for a rezoning request to be approved on the Ankeney property.

Township trustees approved the zoning change, removing the land from the Stonehill Village development on April 12.

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Scholl board President Peg Arnold said the district is thrilled to be moving forward with a preliminary site plan, which will be presented to the zoning commission in the next Jimmy choo shoes six weeks.

Robert Nutter also expressed his family's excitement that the project is moving forward. "The Nutter family is happy that the land will be used to benefit the children of Beavercreek," he said.

Community members who wish to give input on the preliminary site plan should plan to attend a currently unscheduled zoning commission meeting.

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ARSENE WENGER fears he has lost William Gallas after the France defender ignored Arsenal's contract deadline.

The Gunners boss had given Gallas until the end of May to commit himself to a new contract or the club would look elsewhere.

Wenger is now lining Tag heuer replica up other defensive targets.

Gallas - who is refusing to speak to the French media during the World Cup amid speculation he is annoyed that Patrice Evra was made captain - is a target for Paris Saint Germain and Roma.

Paris Saint Germain would appear front runners for the out-of- contract defender as Gallas is believed to want to live nearer his family. Losing Gallas would be a huge blow for Wenger, with the out- of-contract Philippe Senderos and Mikael Silvestre also leaving.

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Gallas wanted a two-year deal to stay, but Wenger was reluctant to break his rule of not giving players over 30 anything longer than 12 months.

Arsenal Omega Fake are keen on Lorient defender Laurent Koscielny and are also looking at Dynamo Kiev's Senegalese defender Pape Diakhate and Blackburn's Phil Jones.

Wenger said: "The basic improvements that have to be made are defensive. We will not be scared to spend if needed."

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SHANGHAI, China -- Galleria.com.cn, China's first online luxury shopping site, is now available. Chinese customers can access the website and purchase goods made by renowned international brands such as Dior, Fendi, Celine, Loewe, Givenchy, Guerlain, DKNY, Dom Perignon, Emporio Armani, Prada, Burberry, Swarovski, and Dunhill and distributed by Galleria.com.cn. In total 30 luxury brands, and more than 1000 individual items, will be available online for the first time in China through this site.

DFS, the world's largest travel retailer, developed Galleria.com.cn in partnership with Shanghai Difusi Information Technology and Development Co., Ltd. DFS, with global experience in luxury travel merchandising and marketing and Shanghai Difusi, which provides the technical platforms for the site, have created this online shopping experience for China's most avid shoppers.

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"A mainstay of DFS' strategy for growing our business is a commitment to innovation and pioneering new markets. We have done that most recently by opening a large Galleria in Okinawa and we are planning a luxury Galleria for Macau. Galleria.com.cn extends our reach into every home in China with Internet access, providing a new shopping channel for an important and large emerging luxury market," said Ed Brennan, Chairman and CEO of DFS.

The site's theme line is "Love To Shop" and the concept is "Your license to shop luxury brands with confidence and have fun, too." Exquisite graphics and copy in both English and Chinese invite the customer to browse through extensive lines of beauty and fragrance products, leather goods, fashion, accessories, and fine watches and jewelry.

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DFS, with more than 150 airport and downtown Galleria stores in 14 countries, is based in Hong Kong and owned by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's leading luxury product group, and companies associated with one of DFS' founders, Robert Miller.

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