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...package sizes in its grocery section, which accounted for some 45% of its store space. This move had a two-pronged effect. Some shoppers, faced with a less robust grocery selection from Walmart, decided to make an extra trip to the neighborhood supermarket, or even dollar stores, to take care of their basic needs. Plus, brands that were spurned by Walmart ran into the arms of its competitors, who were willing to compete aggressively with the retailer on price. "Suppliers don't care about going to war with Walmart because they've been stiffed by its new procurement practices," says...
...didn’t start sinking in until half an hour ago,” O’Connor said. “I ran over and gave [Crimson] coach [Jay] Weiss a big hug and pointed up towards my family and tried to take in the moment, but I was just exhausted...
...sends hand-written cards congratulating parents on their offspring's milestones. "She's very gracious, courteous. She was raised in a family of politicians," says Rep, George Miller, a long time confidante and fellow Californian. "Illness, sickness, births, graduations and acceptances to college: she celebrates people's good fortune." (Take a glimpse into the world of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi...
...Austin also offers a model of hope. The city's surfeit of computer-programming talent allowed a video-game outfit to hire 50 developers and designers in the past two months. A manufacturer is building a new plant north of town to take advantage of the growing commercial-lighting industry even as its construction-related business falls off. A pharmaceuticals start-up is looking for new lab workers. Some companies are expanding, and others - markers of the city's entrepreneurial spirit - are starting from scratch. Austin is emerging as one of the first pockets of the country where people...
...cause of such tragedies. Two years ago, a study co-authored by the University of Hong Kong and the University of Macau found that a deranged sense of compassion was common - parents killed their offspring to spare them from destitution and believed it their right to do so. "We take our children as our property," says Fernando Cheung, former head of the Hong Kong legislature's welfare panel. "Asian culture dictates that they're ours, that they are not independent beings, especially when they're small...