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...between well-to-do city dwellers and impoverished peasants gets wider, the fury of the poor is fast becoming explosive. With access to the mass media and the Internet, village folk are becoming more conscious of pervasive hardship and injustice and are beginning to voice their resentment. The protests have put the authorities in a bind. True to the dogma of communism, the regime is making incessant efforts to clamp down on websites and blogs, hoping that dissent will not burst into a wildfire. When the demonstrations get ugly, the government may opt for bloody suppression and further fuel...
...York City in 1992, Batali has become an ur-Manhattanite--a Bush-hating liberal, a partier, a good friend of R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe. When I asked how he persuaded a middle-American institution like NASCAR to work with him, Batali answered, "I present a compelling case because"--self-conscious pause--"I'm fun." A year ago, a Rutgers classmate who is a well-connected NASCAR aficionado brought him to his first big race. On a lark, Batali and his friend had decided to throw a dinner for the drivers. "We handed out little cards with an invitation...
Arizona has grown through a careful combination of solid value pricing, attractive packaging and a steady stream of new products. Such new health-conscious items as Diet Decaffeinated Green Tea have thus far not cannibalized sales of its reliable iced-tea flavors. Almost all the drinks come in oversize 24-oz. cans, with the 99¢ price painted on the front to prevent retail markups, and each flavor gets a distinct look. "Arizona's marketing has been in eye-catching, aesthetically pleasing packaging," says Gary Hemphill, managing director of Beverage Marketing Corp., a research and consulting firm. "To win that shelf...
Ford isn't the only one having trouble selling larger hybrids, which get about 30 m.p.g. Toyota, for example, is offering deals on its Highlander hybrid. Analysts say the price difference between SUVs and their hybrid versions $3,500 for the Escapeis too steep for price-conscious buyers. Incentives keep that gap from getting "out of whack," says a Ford spokesman. Still, Toyota and Honda bask in strong sales, even waiting lists, for smaller hybrids. But Ford has put its initial efforts into SUVs, a gamble that has yet to pay off. Turns out hybrid buyers are worried about more...
Blakely Smith, an ad-sales rep from Philadelphia, was trying to hold down the cost of her upcoming wedding, so she did what a lot of cost-conscious brides are doing these days. She shopped for her wedding dress on eBay. And she found it: a beautiful Monique Lhuillier design that was lacy and sophisticated and everything she had hoped for. Smith started bidding. And hoping. And bidding again. At the end of the auction, unfortunately, her bid of $2,400 wasn't high enough to meet the seller's hidden reserve price. That meant the dress didn't sell...