Tuesday, October 13, 2009

New York Times - Oct. 13, 2009

Making the front page news today was a giant gas-transporting pipeline that runs from Western Russia into Europe, which could pose some problems in the future to Europe. The pipeline is currently under planning stages, but it is scheduled to be placed underwater at the bed of the Baltic Sea. Eastern European leaders fear that the new pipeline may lead to a dominance by Russia in an era of gas-leverage in the former Soviet Bloc.

Also making the front page is the Disney corporation and their new plans to sell the Disney shopping mall rights to the Apple company, as to overhaul the stores and set up a new, more customer-friendly environment for people to shop. The article states that new, more Disney-realistic items and themes will be added to stores, such as magic mirrors that can talk, and live online chat with a Disney Channel star. The upgrades are to make the retail stores more accessible and relatable to kids, so that when they enter a store they feel more apt to stay longer and buy something, which is the goal of the Apple retailers.

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