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...report criticized the Clinton and Bush administrations for paying too little attention to terrorism and said that intelligence agencies did not adapt quickly enough to new security concerns...
...company. Development of these mimodramas began while Marceau was on a solo tour in Mexico; he presented concepts and story outlines to the rest of the company, then left them to fill in as much as they could before he returned. After weeks of discussion of how to adapt each tale for the stage and beginning to set staging, Marceau returned to direct...
...most complex changes needed are those related to the culture of the College, which must adapt to accommodate an increased international focus. To begin, residential Houses should be more involved in their residents’ international experiences. Houses could host gatherings of students heading abroad before the experience, better support the move in and out of dormitories in a more efficient manner and help reintegrate students into their communities upon their return. Concentrations likewise must work hard to create meaningful programs which coexist with a term-time experience away from Harvard. Also language acquisition must receive increased emphasis as many...
...class. To attract investment and new factories, the country needs to overhaul labor laws that businessmen say make it too costly to compete with countries such as China. They especially complain about rules that mandate high severance payouts to laid-off workers, which they contend impedes their ability to adapt to changing economic conditions. According to a study by the World Bank, the cost of firing a worker in Indonesia averages 157 weeks of pay, higher than in any other East Asian country except communist Laos. Union leaders, of course, don't see the labor rules as overly protectionist. Dita...
...Horst Kohler, the new President, describes as "the uncertainty" felt throughout society. "We need a new spirit of initiative," Kohler said in May. That spirit may be taking hold. One indication is all the do-it-yourself stores and how-to classes springing up across the country as people adapt to hard times. According to marketing company SevenOne Media, Germans spend $43.7 billion a year on home improvements, double the amount spent in Britain and France. The biggest beneficiary of this trend is OBI, the Home Depot of Europe, whose CEO, Sergio Giroldi, says the company sold $7.6 billion worth...