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That's a radical departure for a company that buys advertising by the ton, but given the lagging sales line, Coke's executives realized they had better be open to experimenting with their best-selling cola's image. "There was clearly a point where we lagged behind in innovation," says Mathieu. "If we need to be an icon again, we need to understand what it takes to be an icon...
...service in the church frequently and knew that it needed volunteers to work in the pantry. As a member of the wrestling team, he also knew where he could go to find plenty of capable volunteers. It was an easy pitch. “We have been given a ton by the University,” Baria says. “One of our goals is to provide for others less fortunate than us. It is the right thing to do.” Corl graduated last year. But what he started will continue to live on, this season...
...changed?that the terror threat, both in Indonesia and beyond, has mutated into a new and more elusive creature that may be far harder to combat. In 2002, the operation involved more than a dozen individuals who spent months and tens of thousands of dollars assembling nearly a ton of explosives. This time, police speculate that only six plotters, including the suicide bombers, may have been involved. Their equipment? A few sticks of TNT, some sacks of ball-bearings, nine-volt batteries, and three backpacks. In 2002 the nearly immediate discovery of key forensic evidence?the chassis number...
...Places to See Before You Die,” a 974-page tome, speaks of the frosty landscape of Antarctica, the 200-ton stone figures of Easter Island, and the towering Egyptian pyramids in tones of awe. But figuratively nestled among these geographic gems is a more unlikely wonder: Legal Sea Foods, the family-run, 50-year-old seafood restaurant chain based in Boston...
...knew something was terribly wrong this summer when hybrid cars started popping up around me. What were golf carts doing on Western highways? I wondered whether they had been here for a while and I just hadn't noticed their low profiles from the vantage point of my 1-ton pickup, which is jacked up so high that the average Toyota Prius could drive underneath it without a scratch. Or had I ignored the cute scooters out of my own guilt...