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...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...
...impending closure of the NUMMI plant is a major blow to California's shaky economy. The plant employs more than 5,000 and indirectly supports another 30,000 jobs in the California economy - not only in the Bay Area but also in Southern California, where several of NUMMI's key suppliers are based. Those threats are not lost on California's community groups: shutting NUMMI will lead to substantial losses in local and state revenues and employment taxes, could increase property foreclosures and could significantly increase unemployment claims, a recently organized group called Friends of NUMMI warns...
Negotiations between GM and Magna - based in Aurora, Ont., it's one of the world's biggest auto-parts suppliers, with annual revenue of $23.7 billion - have hit one roadblock after another. A key sticking point is disagreement over Magna's right to use GM's technology and engineering, particularly in Russia and Eastern Europe, where the parts company has plans for aggressive expansion. (See the most exciting cars...
...later involvement with one of Derry's most famous sons repaired much of the damage caused by his earlier comments. During the 1980s, Kennedy became a close friend of John Hume, a Nobel Peace laureate and former leader of the nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party. For Hume, a key part of ending the conflict in Northern Ireland was persuading hard-line Irish-American groups that had donated money to the IRA during the Troubles - the period of sectarian violence that claimed more than 3,600 lives between the '60s and '80s - to support the fledgling peace process. Kennedy soon...
...from scaffolding poles. It's unlikely, though, that these latter-day Wat Tylers will face a brutal expulsion from their temporary utopia. Climate campers promise "direct action," but any such activity will probably take place off site. And this time, the Met is determined to keep its policing low-key. (Read "A Case for Scotland Yard...