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...This is something Segway, Inc., has been extraordinarily reluctant to divulge, saying only that it has so far sold tens of thousands of the machines, and that its business is growing at a 50% annual rate. Well, that description was technically correct - very much so. Turns out, Segway has sold only 23,500 of the transporters. Now it?s clear why its executives were so coy about the details...
...final caveat if your shoulder hurts and you're thinking about an arthroscopic repair is that the ultimate strength of the repair is not achieved until at least 6 months after the surgery - and many studies suggest 18 months is a more correct figure. So, Mr. Rumsfeld (and our other sore-shouldered Americans), please bear in mind: this too costs a lot and takes longer than you might think...
...clients. Martens also notes that while most CEOs are top dogs in the company structure, a fashion CEO "must be willing to be the second smartest person in the room, in order to listen better and figure out what creatives need. He or she must be able to correct without criticizing and disagree without being disagreeable because creative people are different from businesspeople; they work from their souls, not from their heads...
...attention at home and abroad. Those who thought Australia's cultural sophistication, great food, inventiveness and prosperity were put at risk by a preternaturally eager bloke who wrestled crocodiles will not let him rest. Nor will the defenders of traditional Aussie values. The cultural warriors are fighting over the correct way to classify the feral Irwin. But during these days of brand marketing, what is the harm if people think Australians are excitable, love the outdoors and are high on life? Or that Australia is all frontier, with alien wildlife, dusty roads and a torrid climate? Why not let people...
Riley emphasized that it was too soon to say exactly how much the exchange of the bells will cost—since no proposals have been solicited yet—but he said that previous estimates of approximately $1 million were probably correct...