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...Finally, the company will launch a relationship with Conservation International to address the issue of deforestation around the world - a problem that affects the farmers that Starbucks buys its beans from since coffee is traditionally grown in the shade. As part of the partnership, Conservational International will start certifying the way Starbucks sources its coffee, expanding the company's own ethical and ecological guidelines...
...makes 1.6 million suits a year, but that's old news; it now reflects a wider cultural shift and has repositioned itself from a suit-driven menswear company to a lifestyle company with womenswear, accessories and, under license, fragrance, eyewear and watches. (Jewelry made by Swarovski is about to launch, and children's wear will arrive for spring...
...early days, Senor said he and his colleagues faced a deteriorating security situation as they strove to launch a reconstruction effort that lacked basic resources and skilled personnel...
There are some glimmers of hope on the horizon. Charities like Habitat for Humanity are taking advantage of the cheap home prices and labor to fix up abandoned properties for underprivileged families. The strangely upbeat Repo Home Tour bus is about to launch a regular Saturday showing of vacant houses in an effort to get them sold quickly. And the city, lenders and financial counselors are joining forces to help residents prevent foreclosure. In fact, less than a mile away from the peach-colored home, close to 1,000 people recently gathered for the city's first free No Homeowner...
...covering the war's launch I arrived in Baghdad on the day the statue came down. Some of us who had been there before the war started were kicked out during the war. So I came back and the city was still in a state of shock. People realized that something important and profound had happened but they'd gone through so many disappointments before that they couldn't really come out and celebrate. So you had all these images on television of the flag being hoisted on top of the statue, the statue being pulled down, and some people...