Word: rice
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...Sanjaleezza" (SANJAYA and CONDOLEEZZA RICE...
...often bypasses hotels to stay in the homes of ordinary folk. At one rally of labor unionists in Taipei, Ma made sure to lead the crowd in cheers of "Taiwan will win!" in both Mandarin, the language of the mainlanders, and the local Taiwanese dialect. "I eat Taiwan rice, drink Taiwan water," he recently proclaimed. "I will die and be buried here as Taiwanese...
Messier also advised Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity and the New York City-based private-equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in their $5 billion purchase of electrical equipment distributor Rexel, and he counseled computer-services company Unilog in its $1.1 billion sale to Britain's Logica. Other clients include French heavyweights Lagardère, PPR and Schneider Electric...
According to The Economist, there are two reasons for the rise: Asians and ethanol. Firstly, rising wealth levels in Asia have led to higher spending power, and Asians are increasingly choosing to supplement their traditionally cheap, rice-based diets with more expensively produced meat. But the second cause of skyrocketing demand for basic foodstuffs is America’s most recent renewable energy craze: ethanol...
...unexpected rise in food costs this past fall caused HUDS to phase out products like whole wheat bread and brown rice. Mayer said HUDS carefully chose which products would be removed from dining halls...