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...drug dealers are poor, the socioeconomic patterns of naming children - the book Freakonomics brought economic analysis to bear on unexpected and quirky issues and came up with unexpected and quirky answers. It's little surprise, then, that the 2005 book - by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen Dubner - sold more than 3 million copies worldwide...
...open 250 new standalone outlets and boutiques in Sears stores in Mexico. Alessandro is also targeting other Latin American countries as well as Turkey, Russia and China as significant future sources of growth. Conspicuously missing on this list is the U.S.; Benetton recently moved its U.S. headquarters from New York City to Miami, to be closer to the Latin American markets it's targeting. (Read "India: Hey, Big Spenders...
...Taliban - a remarkable admission for a country that has long considered India its most dangerous neighbor. Indian authorities, meanwhile, may soon start talks with the Hurriyat separatists. But every gesture of reconciliation - most recently, meetings between top diplomats on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City - has been followed by tough talk and accusations from both sides...
Nikki Walker, 35, an actress in New York City, stopped taking the Pill because of concerns about the effects of excess estrogen on her body and the environment. "I do yoga every day and eat vegetarian," she says. "Why wouldn't I go green in this area of my life...
...search for phthalate-free alternatives helps explain the increase in sales of sex toys made of such materials as stainless steel, mahogany--yes, you read that correctly--and glass. Babeland, a sex shop with locations in Seattle and New York City, saw sales of a stainless-steel toy triple from 2007 to 2008. Sales of glass models rose 85% in the same period. Says Babeland co-founder Claire Cavanah: "People want high-quality, renewable materials that they know will last." (And in the case of Pyrex toys, that they know can be safely warmed in the microwave...