Word: beaning
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...more to help family farmers, especially if the coffee in their cup is extraordinarily tasty. They keep costs down by eliminating middlemen whenever possible. And they defy industry norms by lending cash to farmers prior to harvest. That move aims to breed loyalty, eco-friendly harvesting techniques and uncompromised bean quality...
...catalogs on nonrecycled paper. Over the past decade, catalog production has grown 40%, and in 2004, more than 18 billion catalogs were mailed, more than 64 for each person in the U.S. In addition to Victoria's Secret, Forest Ethics has singled out Sears, J Crew and L.L. Bean for poor paper practices. Companies generally argue that recycled paper costs more or looks worse than nonrecycled paper. But Dell and Williams-Sonoma have started switching to recycled paper with little, if any, noticeable change in expense or quality. And for a catalog industry that manages a feeble 2.5% average response...
...back into dorms—I wish I’d thought more.” Reconnecting with blockmates and returning to the college environment was stressful. “I’m a vegan, so the dining hall is terrible—there are only so many bean burritos you can eat in a week.” School once again started to overwhelm her—she realizes now that she was taking a course-load that was very similar to that of her freshman fall. Bad memories resurfaced, and about a month into this semester...
...using informal transfer systems like hawala in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia (where it's referred to as hundi), European and U.S. officials have cracked down on them. That has shifted payments to easier-to-track official channels. Some migrants, however, still use methods that elude the bean counters. In Hong Kong, Endang Muna Saroh, 35, works as a nanny to two children in a comfortable residential neighborhood, and sends $200 home every month to her mother and 10-year-old son in Surabaya, Indonesia, wiring the money to her brother-in-law's bank account. The country...
...bean counters will like the fares, but frequent flyers might balk if they can't rack up miles. Eos CEO David Spurlock is convinced that his airline's quality of service will keep luring the high-paying customers. "We're betting that product quality, not price, will drive the market," he says. Forecast ahead: unclear...