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...dire scenario is uncomfortably possible. Although China's economy is growing relatively strongly, the government is so concerned about excess capacity that it recently banned investments in aluminum production and imposed stiffer conditions on new projects in the steel, coal and petrochemical sectors. Without such controls, "it will be hard to prevent vicious market competition and increase economic benefits, and this could result in facility closures, layoffs and increases in banks' bad assets," a government statement said...
...hard facts are that Gourmet, whose whole reason for being was its lushness, was an expensive magazine to produce. It had a famous editor, Ruth Reichl, a former food critic of the New York Times and the author of several best sellers. Since taking over in 1999, she steered the periodical to three National Magazine Awards. That level of achievement is pricey, and at just over 900,000 subscribers, Gourmet had only about two-thirds of the readers of Bon Appétit. Plus, it made less money per page of advertising. (Read "From Natural Disaster Comes ... an Instant Magazine...
...plan was to go a hard first mile,” the junior said. “I got that accomplished. Then I thought, ‘OK, I need to settle into a rhythm, feel relaxed—it’s a long race...
...He’s such a great example of working hard in order to get better every time,” Gillespie said. “Very tenacious like that. He’s a positive influence on everybody...
Surely, being an athlete both helps and hurts in this regard. What they all share, though, is a heightened appreciation for their specialties during challenging and busy times, most notably when they must relay the values that sports have taught them to others. When times are hard, morale is high...