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...Canon iP90 printer ($250) accepts wireless transmissions from Bluetooth or infrared-enabled camera phones like the Sony Ericsson S710 (reviewed above). In tests, it took less than 30 sec. to beam and print an image, which the iP90 automatically re-sized to fit 4-by-6 photo paper...
Sometimes, living by your principles is a difficult thing to do. Last month Pax World Funds, a socially responsible investing outfit, sold 375,000 shares of Starbucks, worth some $23.4 million, because the java chain started selling coffee liqueur with spirits firm Jim Beam--and Pax won't invest in companies that make liquor. "We were very reluctant to do this," says Anita Green, Pax's vice president for social research. "There's a lot we like about this company." In fact, Starbucks has been lauded--by Pax and others--for its progressive environmental policies, its commitment to sell Fair...
...Beam’s soothingly repetitive acoustic guitar licks and his wispy vocals affirm the record’s Iron & Wine identity. Woman King is laced with elegant subtlety, clever word play, powerful emotion and all the other goodies that pulled Beam so quickly from his basement recording studio into the indie limelight. The solidly composed title track, “Woman King,” abounds with precise rhythms and haunting poetry. In the singular lament, “My Lady’s House,” Beam taps into emotional wavelengths à la Nick Drake...
Other thimbles feature images of birds, trees and even the biblical ram; all metaphors characteristic of the distinctively earthy Iron & Wine sound. But perhaps the most powerful image is the perfectly ordinary brass thimble, which contrasts ironically with its showy partners. This is Sam Beam, the humble university professor-cum-indie-rockstar who records under the name Iron & Wine...
STARBUCKS + JIM BEAM The ubiquitous coffee chain won't sell this new Kahlua-like liqueur in its stores. But after successfully marketing coffee ice cream, the brewing champ is going into bars...