Best Brands

Toyota: over and out: after what it called the best year of its disappointing stint in Fl, the world's largest car company bids the sport goodbye.(THE SPIN: MOVERS, SHAKERS, TROUBLE-MAKERS)
Racer; 1/1/2010; 1087 words; ...the Japanese manufacturer's best of its eight years in the sport...the team believed to be the best funded of any F1 operation...seasons produced no wins and a best finish of fourth place in the...IndyCar Series with its Firestone brand. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Food for thought: race, region, identity, and foodways in the American South.(South Polls)(Essay)
Southern Cultures; 12/22/2009; 7665 words; ...and possessing "shared ethical understandings about what is good ... true ... beautiful ... and even what is edible...with a plethora of national food chains and mass-marketed brand name products, southern foods remain one of the "earliest...

Still mining his Winnipeg: an interview with Guy Maddin.(CANADIAN FILMS)(Interview)
CineAction; 12/22/2009; 4901 words; ...and the teen detective Guignol sex-romp Brand Upon the Brain! (2006), My Winnipeg...awards at the TIFF appearances on year-end best of lists, etc.--making it his most...OMITTED] Further expanding the My Winnipeg brand is a recent companion book released this...

The fisherman's friend: a look at Art Pope's distinctive, policy-centered brand of philanthropy.
National Review; 12/21/2009; 2253 words; ...Democratic priorities," he says. "There was nowhere to look for good public-policy ideas." Martin sent a delegation to Tennessee...had allowed the business to do well," says Pope. It was a good assignment for Pope, who describes himself as a policy wonk...

Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost?
NewsRx Science; 12/20/2009; 1242 words; ...selling prescription medication. Is it a good deal? Not according to a study of such...patient will pay to continue taking the brand-name medication, and in most cases a...under patent protection. These expensive brand-name medications have no lower-cost...