Word: compaction
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...Asian-American relations, having published several works on the subject, including America’s Response to China (2000) and East Asia at the Center (2000). Cohen based his latest work, The Asian American Century, on the Reischauer Lectures he delivered at Harvard in April 2000. In a compact 150 pages, Cohen attempts to breeze through three hefty topics: the history of American intervention in East Asia, the “Americanization” of East Asian culture, and finally, the “Asianization” of America...
...WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR] Although compact MiniDV tapes cost as much as $10 per 60-min. tape, the format is available worldwide...
...mountain in Smiggin itself, or we build another 1000 feet on Mount Kosciusko." The new-look mountain would be named after Australia's first ever winter medallist, speed skater Zali Steggall. "We've just got to get the nation to dump all its rubbish on top of Kosciusko, compact it a bit and voila, Mount Steggall...
...farmers' rut is a small one compared to that of manufacturing, the heart of the Japanese miracle. Yahaba, a town of 21,000 north of Tokyo, was once an electronics boomtown, home to an Aiwa compact-disc factory and six other manufacturers. In January, loss-making Aiwa shut down the plant - and all of its factories in Japan. "People working there, at first, said, oh, this won't affect us," says Genkichi Kon, who operated a snack shop inside the plant. "But gradually, one by one, people were restructured [translation: fired]." Two other factories have also closed. "People...
Volkswagen, with 19% of the European car market, has its work cut out for it in trying to increase its market share against low-end competitors like Fiat, Ford and Japanese imports. Now luxury competitors are pushing their marques into the compact-car market too, including the Mercedes' A-Class and BMW's One-series, further encroaching on Volkswagen's territory. It's no wonder the People's Car-maker decided to fight back by launching a challenge in the luxury sector. But as beautiful as it looks, does the Phaeton stand a chance against the established luxury champs...