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...Under Lee's guidance, Samsung roared to the forefront of the global electronics industry as one of the world's largest makers of LCD panels, microchips and mobile phones. Yet amid this high technology, Lee increasingly appeared an anachronism, a throwback to an earlier age when a few dominant personalities managed Korea's economic miracle. A shadowy figure rarely seen in public, Lee wielded tremendous authority within Samsung Group, a conglomerate with $150 billion in annual revenue. But foreign investors came to see him as an impediment to the reform needed to transform Samsung from a family-dominated fiefdom into...
...then they’re interested. Because food is something that’s totally universal and everyone shares. You ingest it; you are what you eat. THC: Did the focus of the book shift in its evolution? Did any topic surprise you by coming to the forefront?JL: Well, when I started out, I didn’t know fortune cookies were Japanese. So that was surprising and really came to the forefront, along with a bit more about Chinese immigration. Oh, and Jews and Chinese food got its own chapter. And actually my two constituencies are Jews...
Gilbert’s ability to ask questions—and propose answers—puts him at the forefront of the growing field of happiness research. New releases such as “The How of Happiness,” “The Happiness Hypothesis,” and Harvard’s own Tal Ben-Shahar’s “Happier” are signs that its never been trendier to be happy in our Prozac nation. But Gilbert and his colleagues are quick to emphasize the difference between self-help texts and his work...
...holy levels of catchiness (that song wouldn’t be half as good without the “time I had some time alone” backing refrain).After 12 long years hidden beneath unnecessary over-production and forgettable songs, Mills’ vocals burst to the forefront and enliven much of “Accelerate.” Whether channeling the Beach Boys (“Man-Sized Wreath”) or Neil Young’s Crazy Horse (“Supernatural Superserious”), Mills’ sing-a-long harmonies, present on nearly every track...
...meaning. In his famous essay, Politics and the English Language, George Orwell commented that a lack of carefully chosen diction and imagery marked the fundamental problem with modern writing. By finding a name that more accurately represents its function, Harvard’s English department places itself at the forefront of the battle against careless usage. In addition, as E.B. White noted in The Elements of Style, “Vigorous writing is concise.” Orwell agrees, telling us “If it is possible to cut a word out, always...