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...Carrotmobs also carry extra appeal during tough economic times. Participants don't have to donate anything. They just shop for products they were planning to buy anyway, adjusting the time and place of purchase. By doing so, they help green a local business...
...suit will hinge on the fact that the first confirmed case of H1N1 appears to be a 5-year-old Mexican boy from La Gloria who lived not far from the Smithfield pork-farming operation. Local villagers had been complaining about the smell and the vast amounts of manure created by the Smithfield pig farms for some time, and H1N1 infection rates in the community were high. The idea that factory farming - where pigs are packed together closely - could provide a breeding ground for new viruses also has some scientific backing. A recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts...
...community concerns when it acquired another real estate parcel adjacent to the planned site of its relocated Charlesview apartments—although there too the tenant remained on-site. While the University has historically invested in real-estate contiguous to its existing holdings to allow for long-term growth, local residents called on Harvard to improve and lease its existing vacant property holdings in the neighborhood before making further purchases. Tensions further escalated in February when the University announced that it would slow construction of its much-heralded Allston Science Complex, prompting the Mayor to scribe a sharply-worded letter...
After years of controversy and opposition from local retailers, Wal-Mart this month is poised to open its first store in India, launching an expansion that will include 10 more big-box outlets in the potentially vast Indian market over the next two years...
...Beatnik Bazaar trades in eccentricity (23 Main Road, tel: (27-79) 519 4979); the shop's philosophy is to support local designers who craft retro-inspired objects including coffee sets, cushions, jewelry and ceramics...