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...Montignac, 49, might be shrugged off as yet another media-hyped Dr. Feelgood. But in France, the former pharmaceutical-company executive has made a mint telling Gallic gourmands what they want to hear. His empire, dubbed "La Galaxie Montignac," is an $11 million-a-year business with a chain of food boutiques, a vineyard producing Chateau Michel Montignac Bordeaux, a mail-order firm selling Montignac foie gras and Montignac chocolate, a quarterly magazine, an Institute of Vitality and Nutrition through which 350 physicians prescribe his method, and a company offering one- day diet seminars for corporate executives...
SeaStar's job is simple: it is designed to track phytoplankton, tiny ocean- dwelling plants that serve as the basis for the entire marine food chain. Scientists theorize that the phytoplankton population is governed by the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The gas is also the most important cause of the global warming that many atmospheric scientists think will trigger major climate changes in the coming century. So a careful scrutiny of phytoplankton numbers may provide a sort of early-warning system that can alert the world to a potential catastrophe...
...gathering every week or so as necessary, in shirtsleeves and without their staffs, crowded around a table in the "war room" at GM's technical center, they have broken a chain of command within the mighty corporation that once rattled as slowly and creakily as castle plumbing. Now these executives act within hours on issues that might previously have taken weeks or months to be resolved -- if ever. Some major topics: Saturn's no-nonsense pay- what's-on-the-sticker pricing; a leasing campaign specially aimed at the California market, a fast exit from profit-draining rental discounts. Even...
...However, it was the responsibility of the museum staff to see that any document written on Semitic Museum stationery, particularly documents dealing with fundraising, should be passed over the Director's desk. With the staff fully aware that this was expected of them, any attempts to circumvent the proper chain of command is an act of insubordination. In fact, Professor Stager's actions demonstrate his capability to act quickly to prevent further improprieties by individuals who have already run up more than a million dollars in debts...
Sarah A. Goldsmith, spokesperson for the California Pizza Kitchen chain, said the restaurant's trendy, up-to-the-minute menu makes it unique...