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...Work like Kagan's suggests that a chain may be uncovered linking behavioral traits like shyness to a brain function," Matthysse said...
Gardenburgers are not meant to taste like Big Macs. "We don't put in artificial hamburger flavor," says Wenner. "The Gardenburger is its own experience." The burgers have sold well in such outlets as the Hard Rock Cafe chain (where they cost $7.95), Sheraton Hotels, Disneyland and Portland restaurants (where they go for $2.95). Wenner expects to sell 8 million patties this year...
...buyers in their toothpaste, panty hose, toasters and hundreds of other products. Wal-Mart buyers are notoriously tough bargainers, so sales representatives prepare their pitches carefully. Wal-Mart has plenty of room to grow -- shoppers in 15 states, mostly in the Northeast, have yet to see one store. The chain got started in 1962 much the way Sears did decades earlier, by targeting far-flung small towns and underserved rural areas. Stocking everything from cosmetics and record albums to shirts and lawn furniture, Wal-Mart developed a loyal core of customers devoted to fast, friendly service and consistently low prices...
...woman in the game park in September 1988 became a cause celebre in the British press. After her mutilated and burned remains were found by Ward, who was accompanied by park rangers, Kenyan authorities said she had been eaten by wild animals. But Ward, the owner of a hotel chain, refused to accept the official verdict and uncovered evidence that his daughter had been hacked to death. He then went on to conduct his own probe to find the killers...
Cione, 64, is certain he has another smash hit in the offing: "At my age, I'm too old to turn out a flop." His confidence is justifiable. A lifelong dancer, choreographer and director, he retired to Hawaii in the '50s after making a million with a chain of successful dance studios on the mainland. But the show-biz bug was still with him. When he viewed a lackluster show at a Honolulu nightclub in 1958, he got the owner's consent to work his magic and turned it into a winning act. To give it that extra bounce, Cione...