Word: dollars
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...Angeles--Branson, in jeans and a rumpled polo shirt, interrupts. "That's not good enough," he declares. "What kind of plane are we flying? 777s? Then let's make it $777 for the first thousand tickets!" People cheer, as if Branson has just spontaneously handed out $223 in dollar bills, but his lines are part of a well-choreographed bit of corporate theater--never mind that the first thousand tickets had just been sold...
...Federation of Hong Kong Industries. To lay off people, "you need to pay a huge amount in compensation." Nor is there any relief from surging raw-materials costs. And slowly but surely, the renminbi, China's currency, continues to strengthen--it's now 12% higher against the U.S. dollar than it was 18 months ago--making China's exports more expensive worldwide...
...plan of implementation. Panelists and attendees consistently broke down the practical application of the nutritional advice and offered recipe alternatives that would be palatable to less adventurous diners. Progress is slowly being made throughout the country, one whole-wheat bun at a time. And with a 500 million dollar grant from the Robert Wood Johnson foundation and their promise to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015, the promise of a healthy and delicious future seems bright. However unrealistic the superstar roster of the Healthy Kitchens conference and its vineyard paradise setting may have been...
...ones carrying a kid, walking with a toddler and pregnant at the same time," Nikolauk said. "They looked like zombies; there was no expression in their eyes." Rosa Martinez, the owner of a popular local restaurant, filled up a grocery cart with food; a stranger gave left a hundred-dollar bill at the door of the church; Mayor Nikolauk washed dishes inside. Cotton farmer Charles Pfluger and his wife Helen, residents for nearly 40 years, helped as well and were deeply touched. "When those children went out to play you could hear those peals of laughter..." Charles Pfluger says...
...Washington, D.C. "Does he disappoint Fidel or does he disappoint the Cuban people? The reality is that the legitimacy of his government rests on pleasing Cubans but not straying too far from Fidel." Analysts like Erikson concede that Raul's reforms, including permission to let Cubans buy electronics in dollar stores and gain title to their own homes, are "marginal" so far. But "for ordinary Cubans it's been a lot of change very quickly," he says. To keep their reform expectations realistic - and to appease diehard Fidelistas in the government - Raul has to indulge "Fidel's new habit...