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...simply fail to appreciate sushi because they do not know how to eat it. I have grappled with the debate between one large, indelicate bite versus the risky maneuver of massacring the piece of fish in the attempt to sever it. My sinuses have been singed clear as a bell by accidental over-indulgence in wasabi. I have even been so gauche as to try to remove the seaweed from one roll so as to taste it plain. However, the art of properly eating sushi extends far beyond overcoming these trifling blunders. For instance, as our chef explained, most people...
...really afford to do this, take an honest look at your skills and abilities and hook up with a good financial planner before you run out and do something too quickly," says Sam Cotton, 52, of Arroyo Grande, Calif., who retired in 1996 from his job at Pacific Bell. Cotton wanted to retire two years earlier than he finally did. "I looked at my financial options and realized that it would not be in my best interests," he says. In his two remaining years on the job, he got a promotion from repair technician to business-marketing manager but then...
...poorly performing stores. Under pressure from Papa John's, Pizza Hut spent $50 million last year to roll out what it called Totally New Pizzas, featuring thicker tomato sauce, fresh sliced vegetables and meatier toppings. Meanwhile, Pizza Hut has closed 250 stores since PepsiCo spun it and siblings Taco Bell and KFC into Tricon last year. The new strategy pushed Pizza Hut's same-store sales up a strong 9% in the second quarter, although the company said last week the pace slowed to 4% in the third quarter. "Pizza Hut has generated very strong results since the spin...
Play's done. School bell rings. Parents cling to fleeting things: hopes, fears, loves, dreams--time...
...another recent victory, an environmental coalition forced MacMillan Bloedel, Canada's largest lumber company, to stop clear-cutting and to stay out of pristine coastal rain forests. The tactic that worked? Getting MacBloe's big customers, such as Pacific Bell (whose phone books were made partly with old-growth wood), to ratchet up the pressure...