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When Machida became president in 1998, he wasted no time acting on his theory. Sharp, he knew, had long excelled at developing products featuring liquid-crystal displays (LCDs). It released the first mass-market LCD calculator in 1973, developed its first flat-panel LCD TV in 1987 and dabbled in LCD televisions throughout the 1990s. Building on that foundation, Machida moved LCD TVs to the forefront of Sharp's strategy. He spent heavily over three years on the design, manufacture and marketing of a new flagship TV brand dubbed Aquos, and his bet paid off. Launched in January...
...changed gears and had a comedy hit in 1939 with the sublimely funny Ninotchka, the film of hers that is most accessible to later audiences. But by then she was an anachronism, a piece of crystal under glass in the museum of antiquated acting. Europe, her biggest market, was closed when World War II began. As for the boys in uniform, they wanted heat from their stars, not Garbo's dry ice. So she retired, to be seen only with her hand up like a traffic warden's, fleeing prying paparazzi. Her hermitry made her even more renowned. Nothing attracts...
...have at least two friends who have obviously flipped out. These women are sitting in half blown out houses trying to live life in a normal way, even down to wearing make-up, dressing and using the good china and crystal since the everyday stuff is now up around Jackson or some similar locale. Yesterday one of them made the mistake of telling me how embarrassing my rifle was and I how needed to get dressed up and just pretend it was not happening. What came out of my mouth was not printable, but it was something akin to getting...
...FRANCO-CHINESE EXOTICS China is a newcomer to the wine world, and while much of its produce has yet to make par, there are three wonderfully unusual varietals that show promise?French Wild, Rose Honey and Crystal Dry. Old records show that missionaries originally brought these vines to China's Yunnan province from France some 200 years ago (an origin confirmed by DNA testing)?and it's believed that they may be extinct in the home country itself. So far, Chinese winemakers have obtained best results with French Wild (try it with salty hams, like Parma ham or pancetta), which...
...find, even at $80 a bottle. Send your carefully worded pleas to ventas@achaval-ferrer.com. FRANCO-CHINESE EXOTICS China is a newcomer to the wine world, and while much of its produce has yet to make par, there are three wonderfully unusual varietals that show promise - French Wild, Rose Honey and Crystal Dry. Old records show that missionaries originally brought these vines to China's Yunnan province from France some 200 years ago (an origin confirmed by dna testing) - and it's believed that they may be extinct in the home country itself. So far, Chinese winemakers have obtained best results with...