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...August that Sony-made lithium-ion batteries had an occasional tendency to fry Apple, Dell and other laptops, the boss of the sprawling Japanese media conglomerate was having a great year. For four quarters, Sony had beaten financial expectations (though it wasn't always profitable). The firm was leaner, following more than 10,000 job cuts and the closure of nine factories. The consumer-electronics division was back in the black. And the movie studio was riding high, led by The Da Vinci Code. Meanwhile, investors had sent the stock up more than 8% through July. It was a nice...
...last summer that Sony-made lithium-ion batteries had an occasional tendency to fry Apple, Dell and other laptops, the boss of the sprawling Japanese media conglomerate was having a great year. For four quarters, Sony had beaten financial expectations (though it wasn't always profitable). The firm was leaner, following more than 10,000 job cuts and the closure of nine factories. The consumer-electronics division was back in the black. And the movie studio was riding high, led by The Da Vinci Code. Meanwhile, investors had sent the stock up more than 8% through July...
...Some might assume that we're better off with a leaner government. But this was the same picture FEMA was facing in 2003. The agency typically had 2,500 employees ready to respond; when Katrina hit, they were understaffed by 500. In addition, many of the 2,000 who were employed were clueless new hires. This has been repeatedly cited as one of the causes of FEMA's inadequate reaction last summer...
...collections of, and books about, Australian speeches have appeared in recent years. Fullilove's is neither the most political nor encyclopedic, but it is the best and most personal. It's cleverly organized, includes some surprising gems and, as a bonus, sits nicely in your hands. "Our speeches are leaner than most, and more direct," writes the one-time speechwriter to former Prime Minister Paul Keating and now director of the global issues program at the Lowy Institute. Although his choices favor Labor leaders such as Keating, Gough Whitlam and John Curtin, there's a good sample from the Tories...
...evocations of period court scenes and detailed forays into medieval British political life. It’s half entertainment, half history seminar—and who wants to learn about history without getting core credit?This new adaptation pares away the dry bits in an attempt to create a leaner, meaner Shakespeare. Lazarcheck said that an adaptation by Jeremy R. Funke ’04 has made the play both more exciting and more accessible. “The script moves with a relentless violence and retains Shakespeare’s eloquence, but removes the bulk that most modern theatergoers...