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High-tech companies are pushing into previously unexplored--and unappealing--markets because most people who can easily afford computers and cell phones already own them; growth rates and profit margins in traditional markets are suffering as too many sellers chase too few buyers. The same situation exists in many businesses, says Prahalad. "The biggest problem facing global companies is the capacity for organic growth," he says. "At the same time, there are 4 billion people in the world saying, 'We would like to be part of globalization...
...Keaton-- ish in its precision timing. Chow's swooping camera is as nimble, and as respectful of Hong Kong film tradition, as the veteran actors he has assembled. The film merrily flouts the laws of time and physics. Teeth fly upward in slo-mo; then a Road Runner--style chase zips by in superspeedy-mo. The Pig Sty denizens have the resilience of Warner Bros. cartoon characters: lips, throats, bosoms expand to gargantuan size, then snap back. Punctuating the mayhem are sound effects (mooing, clucking, cat mewls, toad croaks) worthy of a Spike Jones symphony...
...Pittsburgh will continue making steel even though it is bankrupt, and the union has indicated that it will not strike. Said United Steelworkers Negotiator Paul Rusen: "We will go to work, be patient and in 18 months be better off." Citing the company's modern plants, John Jacobson of Chase Econometrics said Wheeling-Pittsburgh, if it comes out of bankruptcy "leaner and meaner," could be in a stronger position than its competitors. TELECOMMUNICATIONS David vs. Goliath, Round...
...have rejected that theory. Derrick Swartz, a U.D.F. leader in the Eastern Cape, pointed out that given Goniwe's determination not to stop the car, an Azapo hit squad would have had to force the vehicle off the road. The car, however, showed no damage that might indicate a chase or a struggle...
...forgot to tell you all about my first feature film, Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird. Lots of our friends on Sesame Street helped me in the picture, and Mr. Snuffleupagus deserves an Oscar nomination for his sniffly farewell scene. I'm sure the other stars like Chevy Chase, John Candy and Sandra Bernhard join me in that sentiment. I think that with those little suggestions I made, the script really works now. I just loved the idea of me moving off to suburbia and then running away so that everyone would come chasing after...