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...trying to figure out all the ways we can adjust to our current economic climate,” she said. “Scrutiny of our budget and how we spend money is imperative...

Author: By Brittany M Llewellyn and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Faust Addresses UC Meeting | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

...About 40% of the cars Toyota sells in the U.S. are made in Japanese factories, and "due to significant yen appreciation, those exports are not profitable anymore," says Tatsuya Mizuno, an analyst at FitchRatings. It will take Toyota time to adjust its fixed costs, since it has spent the past several years investing aggressively to increase production capacity by about 500,000 vehicles per year in the U.S. "It's increasingly clear that the driving force [behind Toyota's recent growth] was really excess consumption in the U.S.," says Izumi of JPMorgan Securities, "and that's now unwinding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sony's Woes: Japan's Iconic Brands Strained | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...opinions to newspapers and broadcasters by way of phone calls. But officials didn't know how to reach whomever was behind Minerva except by public announcements - which got the government nowhere. The resulting arrest of Park, Carr contends, is a classic case of bureaucrats with old habits struggling to adjust to the new Korea. "Korea is supposed to be a democratic success story and this case does not feel democratic," says Carr...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seoul Cracks Down on an Internet Financial Guru | 1/22/2009 | See Source »

...come to miss them. Digital signals are more robust than analog--they're less prone to distortion, and when they break up, they do it in tidy little squares, which aren't nearly as fun. In other words, after Feb. 17, do not attempt to adjust your television. It won't need you anymore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Requiem for Rabbit Ears | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

...duties of a proctor range from the mundane to more serious administrative responsibilities. The practical measures can include requesting that the University adjust the temperature of the room or halt distracting yard work such as snow blowing, Pike said...

Author: By Danella H. Debel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Day in the Life of an Exam Proctor | 1/21/2009 | See Source »

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