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...summit in Genoa were the latest manifestation of a trend that--mostly quietly and behind the scenes--is defining our age. From Home Depot (criticized for its use of tropical hardwoods) to Starbucks (attacked for the treatment of workers on coffee plantations), from Big Oil (a perennial target for environmentalists) to tuna canners (think dolphins), companies are increasingly changing their business practices when pressured by activists...
...bought a 13th century Tibetan statue of Buddha made of gilded bronze, which he keeps at his home in Zug. "I talk to him sometimes," says Vasella, "and I say, 'You know, I like you better than Jesus.'" Vasella swims two or three times a week and likes to target shoot on the rare occasion when he can make it to the range. He enjoys walking his Rottweiler and bullterrier and riding his BMW and Harley-Davidson motorcycles over the hilly terrain around Zug. Vacations are precious--a chance to spend time with his wife, his 18-year-old daughter...
...woman / Girl, I`m talking about you,” he sings. He repeats the word “you” twenty times in his chorus, which can only make me hope. I think it’s pretty clear I’m Brown’s target audience. Although a couple of his songs prove to be a little cheesy (and grammatically incorrect), I find myself singing along. In “Lottery,” he proclaims, “I think I done hit the lottery” after scoring a girl?...
...simple-yet-refined chocolate and vanilla cupcakes will quickly send the eater back to the days of classroom birthday parties.But Kickass Cupcakes doesn’t limit its clientele to children, trendy tweesters—or, for that matter, humans. At an ideal eye level for their target demographic, baked goods for pets sit on the lowest shelf, betraying no sign of their intended consumers besides subtle labels reading “Woof!” and “Meow!”One of us—we won’t say who—unsuspectingly tried...
...emergency rule rally today. Police in riot gear and body armor sealed off nearby streets. District Magistrate Kamran Cheema was on site at 7 a.m. to direct police positions. "This is all for the protection of her personal self," he said. "We have had reports that suicide bombers may target her. She is not under house arrest and she is free to leave." His concern for Bhutto's well-being was somewhat belied by the four rows of coiled barbed wire, one metal barrier, two layers of concrete barricades, an armored personnel carrier and a phalanx of police officers eight...