Food price rises push 14m to the brink of starvationTimes OnlineSunday 17th August 2008 Rapidly rising global food costs have contributed to the worst hunger crisis in East Africa for eight years, with at least 14 million people at risk of malnutrition, aid agencies said yesterday.
VSP Vision Care Acquires Marchon EyewearPR Newswire via Yahoo! FinanceMonday 18th August 2008 VSP¿, the nation's largest eyecare benefits provider with 55 million members, today acquired Marchon¿ Eyewear, Inc., one of the industry's largest manufacturers and distributors of quality eyewear and sunwear for $735 million funded in a combination of cash and debt.
M¿ndag 18.8.2008HufvudstadsbladetSunday 17th August 2008 Niklas Rautio MODEGURU. Finlands fr¿msta s¿llskapshund Carla tillsammans med sin matte Arja K¿n¿nen i vintagemodehuset Play it again Sam. Dit kommer bara plagg och accessoarer som ¿r utvalda med omsorg.
A Web Guide To Vintage ClothingHartford CourantSunday 17th August 2008 For lovers of vintage, the Web is the biggest flea market in the world. A click or two, and you're rummaging through a Pennsylvania attic, a chic Hollywood resale boutique, a New Orleans cache of disco dresses and mini-frocks.
Cos¿ Firenze ¿ diventata un grande condominioLa StampaSaturday 16th August 2008 FIRENZE ¿E se mi candidassi a sindaco di Firenze?¿. E? bastato un sms alla vigilia di Ferragosto per aprire a Firenze la corsa alla successione di Lorenzo Domenici. Autore del messaggino l?assessore Graziano Cioni, autore della prima, controversa ordinanza contro i lavavetri.
Man City banks on Thai owner having enough to go roundIndependentSaturday 16th August 2008 Thaksin Shinawatra has never spared much expense when it comes to two of the loves of his life: beef noodles and designer labels. Whenever word reached him of a reputable new noodle joint in his native Thailand, the former prime minister would pay a visit. His penchant for the brands was just the same: some of his advisers winced when he once showed up at a poor village in north-west Thailand ...
