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...Tokyo, where the Nikkei was down 7% to its lowest level in more than five years, electronics giant Sony slashed its 2008 profit forecast by half. In South Korea, where officials said GDP growth is at a two-year low, Samsung reported a 44% earnings drop. That helped drag down the Kospi index by 9%, bringing the total loss for the week to 17%, the South Korea market's worst showing since 1997. "It seems that in the last two weeks, it has dawned on investors in Asia that no one is immune from the slowdown that is to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Markets Plunge Again in Asia, Europe | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

...former when it comes to cars. Sales are braking quickly, and this month are expected to be at their lowest level in 25 years, industry experts predict. According to J.D. Power, automakers will sell 10.8 vehicles at retail (fleet sales will add another 2.8 million). That's a drop of more than 15% from 2007. "Nobody's is coming into the showrooms," notes a senior official from Volkswagen of America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detroit's Big Three Near the Brink | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

...enterprise. It dares to dramatize the innocent emotion of good kids. The movie has its rich-bitch marplot in Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale), the Sarah Jessica Parker of East High, who's sometimes abetted by her twin brother, the prematurely gay Ryan (Lucas Grabeel); but there's not a drop of danger in Sharpay or any other character here. The friction between Danny the hood and Sandy the prom girl in Greaseis psychodrama compared to Troy and Gab. They're really the musical soulmates of old MGM's Mickey and Judy, or maybe old Disney's Mickey and Minnie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: High School Musical 3: The Critic vs. The Kids | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...enterprise. It dares to dramatize the innocent emotion of good kids. The movie has its rich-bitch marplot in Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale), the Sarah Jessica Parker of East High, who's sometimes abetted by her twin brother, the prematurely gay Ryan (Lucas Grabeel); but there's not a drop of danger in Sharpay or any other character here. The friction between Danny the hood and Sandy the prom girl in Greaseis psychodrama compared to Troy and Gab. They're really the musical soulmates of old MGM's Mickey and Judy, or maybe old Disney's Mickey and Minnie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: High School Musical 3: The Critic's Review | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...their graduation year. A preferable format would be to not include class years, but assign every student an address that includes their full name. Although these addresses may seem unduly long, it is rare that students ever must type out a full address to send an e-mail, as drop down menus allow users to select the appropriate address after entering only the first few letters in the string. This new and improved format will drastically decrease the incidence of students with numbers in their e-mail address, which often happens when several students share a name. It will also...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Only @ College | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

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