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Even in the booming Pearl River delta--China's furniture stronghold--research, innovation and technical know-how have failed to keep pace with production. But that too may change. According to Eric Kan, whose Hong Kong-- based Oasis Global Sourcing designs and procures luxury housewares on the mainland, "Chinese factories have improved dramatically in the past three to five years in terms of their attention to detail." Kan outfitted the Sands Casino in Macau, and is at work furnishing a Manhattan clubhouse for the Ciprianis, the Venetian family that owns namesake hotels and restaurants around the world. Factories in China...
...local parents' groups find the means to set up new centers. Community-based services are usually located in council-owned buildings and run with the help of parents' committees; working with local councils that have either land or empty buildings to offer, Spike would broker the loans and offer know-how. It's a simple idea that could become a national model, says Wannan, convenor of the National Association of Community Based Children's Services. Ahead of Spike's upcoming launch she's already had councils phone her asking how they can get involved. "We should have done this...
Abernathy and his colleague Steven C. Wofsy, an associate dean of the Faculty and a DEAS member, both said humanities concentrators stand to suffer the most if faculty are not motivated to create these broad courses, since most departmental science courses require mathematical and scientific know-how that many humanities concentrators may not possess...
...state, FM has finally warmed up to this representative of our northerly neighbor and let her in on our most intimate secrets. The magazine has benefitted tremendously from Aria’s thoroughness and ability, but be careful. Everyone, particularly compers, should remember that Aria’s reporting know-how may help gain her access to the launch codes. So watch out.—U.S.A.! U.S.A.! Daniel J. Mandel ’08: Associate...
...choice is not a daunting one at all. As longtime friends of John S. Haddock ’07 and Annie R. Riley ’07, we support their candidacy for UC president and vice president because we know they have a plan to fix the UC, the know-how to implement it, and the passion and dedication to see it through. But they also know that the UC needs more than platitudes about reform—it needs a culture change...