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...hope of the U.S. industry is to recognize that lean manufacturing is superior to mass production and adopt it," says Daniel Roos, an M.I.T. professor and co-author of The Machine That Changed the World, a five-year study of the worldwide car industry. "Detroit has extraordinarily good and talented people," Roos adds. "There is no reason why it can't compete effectively." Demonstrating that statement's truth will be the Big Three's biggest challenge for the rest of this century...
Rather than adopt the tactics of the politically correct, then, conservatives must demonstrate the superiority of their arguments through rational discourse. Rather than throwing around the charge of PC to discredit the position of their opponents, a practice that will eventually begin to backfire, conservatives and moderates must seek to destroy the icons of the PC crowd. Just as in literature, "crying wolf" will only result in deaf ears when the Harvard community needs to be alerted to true examples of "political correctness...
...script seems to permit little deviation from the conventional. The play centers on the anger and alienation caused by Harrison's injury and the impersonality of the hospital staff. Doctors and nurses must act detached to perform their jobs effectively, and in portraying the hospital personnel, the actors must adopt this same aloofness. Contrasted with the emotional charge of Harrison's scenes, those featuring these professionals are often dull...
After interviewing the candidates, Cloud proposed to the committee that they extend the search. It was put to a vote and the majority of his peers chose not to adopt his suggestion. In his editorial, Cloud misrepresents the reasons given for the loss of his motion. Although it is true that some students mentioned time constraints, the primary stated reason why the majority chose to reject Cloud's motion was because they were satisfied that the process was fair and that the candidates were all of acceptable quality...
...five Harvard boats emerged victorious, with the first boat beating Navy's top entry by twelve seconds. Wind conditions forced the crews to adopt a floating start, but the altered course didn't deter the Crimson. Harvard led the race wire-to-wire as the Midshipmen were lost in the water...