Shannon Bond

U.S. Reporter, Financial Times

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"The great camouflage it gives you is if you fall overboard." US military headed for uniform, er, uniforms: on.wsj.com/14h40g1

Military's Fashion Flair Under Fire

online.wsj.com — After a decadelong experiment with varied-and often ineffective-camouflage designs, the U.S. armed services may soon get orders from Washington to pick one combat uniform for the entire military.
Big Tobacco doesn't want #ecigs to be their "Kodak moment", so they're trying out new tech - by me & @duncanrobinson on.ft.com/129n9gC

Tobacco industry looks to ecigarettes for growth

ft.com — Demand for electronic cigarettes is booming - and big tobacco companies are hoping to get a piece of the fast growing $1bn market. In the US, the three largest manufacturers, which control 85 per cent of the domestic cigarette market, will all be

If you live in New York City, there's now a 1-in-3 chance you're in an evacuation zone

capitalnewyork.com — As Hurricane Sandy was bearing down on New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered the evacuation of all low-lying neighborhoods encompassed in the city's "Zone A," the most vulnerable of three evacuation zones in New York City.

shannonpareil: i'm barely squeaking by MT ...

twitter.com — i'm barely squeaking by MT @capitalnewyork If u live in NYC, 1/3 chance ur in evacuation zone http://capi.tl/16e1HMb pic.twitter.com/7eZSdzA2Wk
zomg red grapefruit honey ginger popsicle in Beacon. #summer

Wendi Murdoch Is Creating a Career of Her Own

nytimes.com — LAST January, Amy Chua got an unexpected e-mail just before an excerpt from her provocative child-rearing manual, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," appeared in The Wall Street Journal. It was from Wendi Murdoch, the wife of Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corporation owns The Journal.
RT @dgelles: Elaborate window washer scaffolding on Hearst building breaks. Workers being rescued. The New Yorker profiled in Feb: http://t…

The Daring Work of Window Cleaners in Manhattan : The New Yorker

newyorker.com — ABSTRACT:OUR LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS about window washers in Manhattan. When the architect Norman Foster initially presented sketches for the Hearst Tower, the first skyscraper approved for construction in Manhattan after September 11th, one of the questions the building's prospective owners asked was: How are we going to clean those windows?
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