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Although Roth and co-founder Rick Bacher initially saw themselves as little guys leaping into a cutthroat restaurant world when they opened their first store in 2003, they have in a sense become Goliaths. They have even partnered with giants like Dodge, Old Navy and Quaker. To protect itself, Cereality has applied for trademarks for its name and about 50 slogans it uses in signs and ads. (Be careful next time you say, "It's always Saturday morning," or ask over the breakfast table, "What's in your bowl?") It has also applied for patents covering dozens of business processes...
Ongoing concerns over fuel costs and aviation security make this an interesting time to be starting an airline, but StarFlyer (www.starflyer.jp), a new Japanese carrier, is hoping that its combination of no-frills reservation procedures and slick cabin environments will help it win customers in a cutthroat market. A seat on the company's Airbus A320s can only be purchased online or via a cell phone (assuming, in the latter case, that you're hooked up to a Japanese telecoms provider). Once on board, passengers enjoy a chic, black interior and an Internet connection in every seat. Personal video screens...
...can’t see through it,” he says. He cites Dane Cook and Brian Regan as a couple of his favorite current comedians.To get into the industry, Ingber says he feels that “you have to hold your own against some really talented, cutthroat people,” offering a possible explanation of why the stand-up scene is limited at Harvard.Additionally, Harvard students keep busy. Ingber himself hasn’t had much time for comedy in the past three years due to his involvement with the a capella group...
...show is set to open. Unfortunately, the afternoon takes a turn for the worse: his marriage begins to disintegrate, his mistress (Bebe Neuwirth) tells him that the lead actor in the show has lost his memory because of a brain parasite, and he is haunted by the presence of cutthroat theater critic Steven Schwimmer (Robert Downey Jr., “Good Night, and Good Luck?...
...Japan's wealthiest authors. Readers in English may be less enthused by the translation of Crossfire, which makes Miyabe's prose sound less natural than it is in Japanese. Still, even in translation, it's a powerful and satisfying mystery. Miyabe details her characters' every thought, no matter how cutthroat or compassionate, as they argue with their families, berate themselves, fall in love and earn a living. By the end of the novel, the reader understands just how hard Junko, Ishizu and the other characters have fought for a brief taste of happiness. Miyabe's works may not be great...