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...when he was a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he ran a punt back 90 yds., a play that's still a team record. In the '70s, as the owner of several franchises, he was an African-American pioneer in the fast-food industry, and his policy of custom-making orders inspired Burger King's famous "Have It Your Way" campaign. Now the former football star is tackling his most difficult challenge yet: failing inner-city schools...
...high-end, upscale fabrics for niche markets. "The work we're doing now is much more specialized," Bishop explains during a tour of his company's 300,000-sq.-ft. factory in Washougal, Wash. Built in 1910, it's one of the country's last functional woolen mills. Custom products made here include vintage baseball uniforms, woolen sleeves for high school and college letter jackets, and commemorative Jacquard blankets and dance shawls for Native American tribes. To create environmentally friendly upholstery for office furniture, Pendleton spent months testing nontoxic dyes and other biodegradable materials to meet strict safety criteria...
...stop or a cozy post-dinner option. The Almond Joy hot chocolate and the Turtle Latte—flavored with hazelnut and thick caramel—are just two of the featured beverages. If neither is your thing, feel free to draw on the list of optional flavors and custom-order your own. The original 1369 is in Inman Square, at 1369 Cambridge St., duh. This cozy nook is worth the fifteen-minute walk from the River—for both the food and the change of pace...
...openers or even stickers with such a small budget. With each 8 x 11 poster pegged at an arbitrary amount of $.03, $100 just doesn’t go too far. Moreover, because anything out-of-the-ordinary—mini CD-ROMs for instance—requires a custom cost estimate from the EC, it can be hard for campaigns to plan for costs they can’t even begin to approximate...
...will remain the core political issue in our lifetimes," says Batley. "It requires attention and resources and a lot of work to manage. It's one area where foreigners can help, but we don't have the answers." Home-grown solutions will also have to be found to the custom of seeking compensation, which is now about cash, instead of redress; and the age-old wantok system of patronage and social security. Successful ministers and public servants "are riding a wave of change," Batley says. "We don't want to become an overt political player. Across the board all politicians...