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...Nonetheless, president and ceo Lee Scott calls Wal-Mart's international operations-which also include Canada, Latin America and Asia-a "bright spot," where operating profits were up 36% to $1.1 billion. Profits of $1.1 billion may sound robust, but Wal-Mart has invested at least $17 billion overseas, giving it a return of just over 6%. "You'd be better off putting the money in a bank-or under a mattress," maintains Richard Hyman, chairman of British retail consultancy Verdict Research. Indeed, in the U.S., Wal-Mart regularly enjoys a return on investment of around...
When Professor of Latin Kathleen M. Coleman finally saw the finished product after months of work as a historical consultant for the film Gladiator, it was not quite what she expected...
...preview, Coleman met producer Stephen Spielberg and mentioned several errors in Latin quotations and inscriptions...
...comprehensive report--detailing test scores, drop-out and suspension rates, and other indicators of academic success--showed that black students in fourth grade are half as likely as white students to be considered proficient readers. It also showed that nearly half of black students at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) failed at least one class last year...
From his early days in Miles Davis' quintet to his groundbreaking work with the rap trio A Tribe Called Quest, Ron Carter is the rare bassist who propels music as much with his ideas as his skills. On this, his first album-length experiment with Latin jazz, Carter realizes that others have come before him, so rather than beat the congas to a pulp, his expert quartet, featuring ace percussionist Steve Kroon, flirts with them. Latin classics like Besame Mucho and Corcovado are splendidly reworked into disciplined, mid-tempo jazz tunes, while samba-flavored Carter originals Loose Change...