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...scourges of tax evasion and corruption. But during the years of plenty there was little external pressure for the country to mend its ways. Now, with Greece's public debt ballooning out of control and Greece accused of putting the integrity of the euro at risk, the stakes are higher. Greece must cut spending and raise more revenue or risk defaulting on its debt. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...website removed "buy" buttons from e-texts published by Macmillan, angering authors and customers. Some prospective buyers, however, sided with Amazon, vowing that they would not pay more for Macmillan e-books. The freeze began to thaw Jan. 31, when Amazon started selling certain Macmillan titles at the higher price. As of Feb. 3, though, some books were still not available as talks continued...
...parable of Toyota is that the tortoise became the hare. Over decades, Toyota built its reputation and market share in tiny increments by way of its renowned continuous-improvement method. In the Toyota mantra, quality was always first because it led to lower costs, which would lead to higher market share. Eventually...
...mountain, where all the rank amateurs ski, conditions have been great. Some 35 feet of snow have fallen on Whistler through January. On Saturday morning, it was wet on the bottom but snowing hard at the summit, which at about 7,000 ft. is a mile higher than the base. Our guide told us not to worry. Whistler must have about 10 different weather systems on any given day, it seems. "We're going to drop a couple of hundred feet out of this cloud and it will clear up," he said. For 30 seconds we skied blindly, but then...
...sing, dance and play their fiddles in celebration of it. Let the games begin! Second, while the Beijing murder was a terrible tragedy, it was a random act of violence. On Friday, an athlete was killed pursuing what Olympic officials sell as the epitome of purity: Go faster, go higher...