Word: caps
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Some of the techniques are surprisingly low tech. At Pitt Ohio Express, a trucking company based in Pittsburgh, Pa., claims auditors take turns wearing a special black baseball cap to signal that they are absorbed in a project. Department head Lois Beggs says she takes several hours "under the cap" to catch up on her 150 emails a day when she has been away from the office. At Quarasan, an educational-product developer in Chicago, workers take "focus blocks" of up to three hours when they absolutely cannot be interrupted. "They know they don't have to jump when someone...
...countries out of the international marketplace. While Western governments offer aid and debt relief with one hand, they're taking away Africa's best chance at self-sufficiency with the other. Uganda has tried to tackle the problem head on. The Ministry of Finance has advised the government to cap borrowing at $200 million per year, and has even suggested that grants be restricted. The country is also breaking free of its dependence on coffee exports, pulling up the beans in favor of flowers, tea, cotton, tobacco and vegetables. The next push, says Director of Economic Affairs Muhakanizi...
...became disciples of Italian rock god Vasco Rossi, who must be in his mid-50s but still dons leather pants and jacket and a trademark black baseball cap over his ferocious mane of graying hair for his rave-up “Buoni O Captivi,” which rips off from Michael Jackson’s “Bad” the winning concept of two gangs about to get into a knife fight, but deciding instead to just dance. Between this and Mario Venuti’s “Nella Fattispecie,” remarkable...
...rather old and cantankerous, who turned his back to me when I politely said, "Sir, you must check your water bottle back at the lockers." When I more firmly asked him again, he turned back to face me, full water bottle in hand with its cap unscrewed, and said "Well, what if I do this this?!" He then proceeded to dump 24 ounces of water all over the gallery floor, just missing the Alexander Calder mobile hanging from the ceiling.I don't get angry easily, but I was ready to throw this guy into the Grand...
...perfect place for a slightly uneasy first date, Suffolk Downs showcases solid, but not spectacular thoroughbred racing. The big event of the year is the Massachusetts Handicap—or Mass. Cap to those in the know—which runs in mid-June. Recently the track has managed to bring in some equine celebrities, including race champion Cigar...