Word: developable
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...North. "From then on he was very popular on TV and among the general public," says Jun Iio, professor of government at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies. This July, when North Korea test-fired missiles, Abe pushed for economic sanctions, and hinted that Japan needed to develop offensive capabilities to ensure its self-defense. The crisis proved a breaking point for Japan's traditional pacifist disengagement. Suddenly, the world seemed much more threatening, and the public moved closer to Abe's views, which once would have been well right of the mainstream...
That's the favorite Renzo-ism at L'Oréal, the French beauty giant that beat out rival Proctor & Gamble for rights to develop a Diesel fragrance next year. "We adore working with him, and we believe very much in the project," says Patricia Turck Paquelier, L'Oréal's international-brand president for designer fragrances. "But it will be a major investment for us, so we validated our intuition with research." What appealed to L'Oréal in the findings was Diesel's international positioning. Consumers perceive European styling with what she called a "think-positive...
...bringing many of these niche brands to the U.S. market is Nick Hudson, co-founder of Excelsior Beauty, the firm that spearheaded the Walgreens deal. Excelsior works with retailers and brands to bring masstige products to North America, and Hudson, formerly of Boots in Britain, is trying to develop the middle market. "In drugstores you have a big range of the multinational brands, while in department stores you've got a wonderful array of premium products. But you don't have what you have in Europe, Asia and elsewhere, a middle ground that gives the mass consumer some choice...
...helping their offspring keep up with the neighbors' kids. But such measures don't necessarily work, writes Quart, and may even backfire. "Designating children as gifted, especially extremely gifted, and cultivating that giftedness may be not only a waste of money, but positively harmful," she writes. "The overcultivated can develop self-esteem problems and performance anxiety." An extreme example was Brandenn Bremmer, a teenager with an IQ over 160, who made national news when he entered college at age 10. He told Quart in an interview, "America is a society that demands perfection."In March...
...Bill Ford, who ran the automaker for the last five years, certainly realized the gravity of the situation, which explains why he brought in Mulally. At Boeing, Mulally had a reputation as an ace engineer and turnaround guy. He helped develop hit models like the 777 jetliner, launched in the early '90s, and the 787 Dreamliner, expected in 2008. After plane orders plummeted following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Mulally stabilized the commercial aircraft division, which is now earning handsome profits. Nor has he shied from downsizing. Under his reign, Boeing's commercial division layed off 30,000 workers, shuttered factories...