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...were regarded as slightly off-kilter. Just three years later, McCartney's profits have increased 600%, companies as diverse as eBay, Tag Heuer and Ligne Roset are making huge strides in their sustainable designs and policies, and consumers are rejecting plastic for paper?or better yet, cloth?when they shop. With the environment top of mind nowadays, it's not such a stretch anymore to single out the Green Design 100: the people, companies, products and ideas behind today's most influential and sustainable design...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Journey from Plastic to Paper | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...well-known Harvard alumnus from Utah. Brewer called his victim posing as the alumnus and asked her to meet him at Herrell's Ice Cream, a location this person frequents. Arriving early at Herrell's, Brewer watched from a booth as his victim walked to the back of the shop where she awkwardly introduced herself to some other students who she thought was there to meet the same man. Brewer then crept up behind her and dispatched his victim. After such a ruthless kill, Brewer apologized and asked if he could buy the girl ice-cream. She declined and went...

Author: By Elias J. Groll | Title: Assassins Round Up | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...most recent period, revenue at the coffee shop company was down a modest 7.6%. Since economists have assumed American consumers have tightened their belts to the point where it cuts off blood supply, this number was remarkably good. Starbucks, where a cup of coffee can cost over $4, is still a luxury, albeit a modest one. But, if the company is doing relatively well, then discretionary spending has not disappeared. Same-store sales at Starbucks for the period were down 8% in the US, but only 5% was due to a lower number of transactions. The rest was because people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starbucks and the Resurrection of the Middle Class | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

...barrista concept gave these employees a sense of self worth and that translated early on into impressive customer service that always seemed genuine. The Starbucks model reminded many Americans of the 19th century European coffee shop where conversation and relationships flourished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starbucks and the Resurrection of the Middle Class | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

...will live in Mather House next year which houses its own woodshop. Oppenheimer says she is grateful that it saves her from midnight commutes from the Yard to the shop...

Author: By Laura M. Fontanills, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Freshman Dances Off the Beaten Path | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

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