With the bottom dropping out of their market and their lives at stake, Wales reporter Sally Davies finds out why Welsh farmers have have been driven to taking direct action.

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Currently, the apparel industry in the U.S. is being driven by growth in the direct-to-consumer channel.

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Revenue over the Christmas and New Year selling season was 15% up on 2011-12, driven by a boost to its direct orders and online business.

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Although part of China's growth has been fueled by foreign direct investment, it is internal capital that has driven a surge in property, infrastructure and plant capacity.

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If you have one or more direct reports who are threatened by the fear of loss more than they are driven to attain new heights, read on.

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As Ann releases its Q4 fiscal 2012 earnings on March 8, we expect its strong performance to continue driven by good customer response to its fashion-based apparel, healthy direct-to-consumer growth and balanced pricing strategy.

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Rommedahl also blazed a shot wide after an exquisite driven crossfield pass from Bent and saw another effort smash into Hasselbaink after a typically direct run.

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The direct result was the kind of dehumanizing experiences we complain so much about customer service hell driven by transaction-minded policies and well-intentioned automation.

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