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...philosophy he calls Food with Integrity. It's not cheap for Chipotle - food makes up more than 32% of its costs, the highest in the fast-food industry. But to Ells, the taste more than compensates, and Chipotle's higher prices haven't stopped the company's rapid growth, from 16 stores in 1998 to over 900 today. "We put a lot of energy into finding farmers who are committed to raising better food," says Ells. (See pictures of the effects of global warming...
...known to all non-Bostonians as the subway and to MBTA officials as “rapid transit,” is anything but rapid, but at least is gloriously simple. It is made up of four major lines, all labeled with easy colors. If you’re in a rush to catch that midnight movie showing, remember that the T runs until 12:45am at the latest and that trains are sometimes few and far between on weekends. Check the MBTA Web site to find routes and estimates of trip times...
Which of the world's stock markets will benefit most from China's rapid growth? Big players like Japan and Taiwan, or the smaller basket of Southeast Asian stock markets? I think it's the smaller basket of Asian markets, and that includes Indonesia, which is lately the hottest of the Asian emerging markets because they've come through this [economic crisis] very well and they seem to have their act together in terms of fiscal and monetary policies. Indonesia's political process has improved tremendously; it also has a big population and a lot of natural resources. The stock...
...Shanghai Easing the One-Child Policy? Reports surfaced in international media that in an effort to respond to the rapid graying of the workforce, some couples in China's most populous city would be encouraged to have two kids. Shanghai officials denied any policy shift, but rumors persist that Beijing might be rethinking its controversial population-control policy...
...This study shows that psychological stress, which we know can affect stress-hormone levels, can have a fairly rapid influence on where extra calories go," he says. "I'm generally quite cautious about animal research, but here I think we're seeing something that has direct relevance to human health as well...