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...yearlong retribution pattern between two "gangs" that, while involved in selling drugs, were at each other's throats mainly because of the kidnapping of two younger brothers of a man who is linked with one of the groups. At least five homicides are believed to be part of the chain. (Read about mobile youth gangs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Experts: Street Crime Too Often Blamed on Gangs | 9/2/2009 | See Source »

...gave former U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson an advisory seat on its board. "It allows us to manufacture flexibly without putting huge amounts of capital into metal-bashing facilities," says Czinger, who has years of experience working with Chinese companies. "It makes a big, big difference for our value chain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Electric Cars: China's Power Play | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

Criscuoll says every store in the Starbucks chain is examined for renovations every few years, and she expects many other stores to undergo similar changes—plus, the store in the Garage had several pieces of old equipment that needed to be replaced anyway...

Author: By Esther I. Yi | Title: New School Year, New Starbucks | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...Others seem mystified by the choice to eliminate one of the chain's key identifying features. "The former typeface definitely better reflected Ikea's design philosophy, giving it a very special, unique flavor that actually fit the company's style," says Vitaly Friedman, editor in chief of the online Smashing Magazine, which is dedicated to Web design. "With Verdana being used all across the Web, Ikea's image not only loses originality, but also credibility and the reputation that the company has built since the 1940s...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Font War: Ikea Fans Fume over Verdana | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

McVay says the state health department isn't recommending closures or cancellations, but instead asks the public to break the chain of infection by keeping contagious persons isolated until they can sustain a normal temperature without the benefit of medication. He suggests schools and employers waive attendance policies rather than overtax the health-care system by requiring written excuses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Swine Flu Wars: H1N1 Comes to Alabama | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

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