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Harnessing the good, culling the bad: that's where things get dicey. Since the mid-'90s, a growing number of companies have looked to the success of Jack Welch with General Electric to guide them through this psychologically ambiguous terrain. GE's mandate from the top is that high performers--even prodigies--who unrepentantly trash company values are given the boot...
WHAT IT'S ABOUT The dicey, dusk-to-dawn celebration of their sixth wedding anniversary by Joe and Sally Therrian (Cumming and Leigh). Nothing very dramatic happens: some drugs are done; some half-nude swimming is indulged in; some contingent truths are told about the Therrians' relationship, which is troubled by the rise of his career, the decline of hers and the question of having a child. Their guests are largely played by the auteurs' acting pals; all the characters have something to do with show biz. In other words, egos can go from bluster to fragility, from savagery...
...problems would feel uneasy going to the senior tutor, because the senior tutor can quickly turn into a member of the Administrative Board voting on the matter, while also serving as their “advocate.” Adding the layer of academic advising makes things even more dicey. Similarly, many concentration advisors play the dual role of course and career counselor (requiring honesty from the student) as well as advising the concentration on honors for that student (encouraging the student to withhold concerns). All of these problems stem from individuals playing too many roles in our lives, leaving...
...Smuggling has gotten more dicey recently, and Zheng has quit his trade. China is trying to crack down on corruption: the former head of Shenzhen's customs, Zhao Yucun, faces the death penalty for taking $1.2 million in bribes. At the same time, triads are muscling out independent operators all over the place. Working both sides of the border, gangs own perhaps half the nightclubs and bars in Shenzhen, often reportedly in partnership with officers of the People's Liberation Army and the Public Security Bureau. They are into everything that pays: car theft, gambling, prostitution, kidnap for ransom...
...That?s a tricky one, because some people say that what she did now was all she could have done to maintain stability, but others think she's gone too far because her own legitimacy was dicey in the first place, and going around arresting her political opponents on the eve of an election doesn't bode well for democracy in the Philippines. There is speculation that the election may be postponed...