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...panel was part of a larger conference of over 100 academics, journalists, and policymakers entitled “Decision 2004: What is at stake at home and abroad...
Those with less at stake are embracing the trend. When baseball opened for business this spring, many ballparks were promoting low-carb concessions, from bison burgers on low-carb buns at Cleveland's Jacobs Field to braised pork "wings" at St. Louis Busch Stadium. This month burger chain Hardee's signed baseball great Mark McGwire, known as Big Mac, to flog its bunless Thickburger, playing catch-up with the other Big Mac, McDonald's, which is phasing out supersize portions and offering adult Happy Meals that are carb conscious. Burger King is launching an Angus steakburger that can come wrapped...
...because the return you get out of any investment depends not just on its future growth but also on the price you had to pay to get in. And the Chinese stock market, at least for now, is dangerously overpriced. There's nothing wrong with having an indirect stake in China through a diversified, low-cost foreign fund like T. Rowe Price International Stock, Vanguard Total International Stock Index and the global fund that Younes runs. But buying Chinese stocks or a China-only mutual fund could give you a scalding if the teapot suddenly boils over. --With reporting...
...introduction of his modestly priced urban men's label, Sean John. Revenue has grown steadily, to $175 million. Unlike such labels as Phat Farm, Enyce Clothing and Rocawear, Sean John's line, which includes suits, offers a unique mix of old-school attributes. Combs' recent acquisition of a stake in Zac Posen's couture label reinforces the scarcity and mystery effects. Combs' brand also enjoys a slightly nasty reputation--that's good--not least for his star-crossed association with Lopez. What's more, his 2001 trial for bribery and weapons possession very quickly turned into a high-profile runway...
While the BGLTSA officers admitted that the number of students who require gender non-specific bathrooms is relatively small, they stressed the fact that basic civil rights are at stake...