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...twin guitars here are turned up so loud that, even though the chords are relatively straightforward, a whole host of wonderfully accidental noises are created. Also featured are Squirrelbait's homey and near illiterate lyrics, culminating in the heartfelt chorus; "I don't need no pig stomping on my buzz...
Back in 1980, years before restructuring was a corporate buzz word, Firestone was practically inventing the idea. Unfortunately, the company is still working at it. Of Firestone's 17 North American tire plants, it has closed nine and sold another; the company has also slashed its payroll from 107,000 workers to 55,000. Yet the tiremaker's financial comeback remains around the corner. During fiscal 1986, which ended in October, Firestone posted $3.5 billion in sales but managed to earn only $3 million from its continuing operations. The company's chairman, John Nevin, admits that restructuring has ( an element...
Some of the elements of the Administration package have been known for weeks. One is a $1 billion federal fund to retrain up to 900,000 U.S. workers in a bid to enhance U.S. competitiveness, a favorite Washington buzz word. Another is a doubling of the National Science Foundation's budget over the next five years, to $3.2 billion, to help buttress U.S. research and development. The Administration also wants to strengthen existing laws designed to keep foreign manufacturers from dumping goods in the U.S. at prices that are less than the cost of production. Among other things, the White...
...guidance in spending their billions of dollars on services. Americans tolerated, and even welcomed, self-service during an era of rising prices, but now a backlash is beginning. Result: some companies are scrambling to make amends, and "quality of service" is on its way to becoming the next business buzz phrase...
...Muffin actually was a good place to study, too. The background buzz of conversation and warm restaurant smells gives concentration something to work against...other than the whirling fantasies of a studious mind. At the 'Muffin, during those five minute study pauses absolutely necessary for prevention of brain damage, you avoided suffering through the stifled mutters and echoing snuffles of bored undergraduates. Instead, the Bottomless Mug patron can sit back and happily soak in the gentle bustle of cafe life, and then, refreshed, ease back into work...