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...accept commonly held beliefs that made his work so beautiful. Unlike many others, he refused to tolerate the notion that inner-city students were incapable of learning. Escalante, whose inspirational story was the basis for the 1988 film Stand and Deliver, died March 30 at 79 after a years-long battle with bladder cancer. Upon arriving in the U.S. from Bolivia, Escalante studied English at night to earn his California teaching credentials. At Garfield High School, he found that his primarily Mexican-American working-class students were oppressed by a culture of low expectations, and he began to overhaul...
None of these products have proved to be an iPhone killer. That could be problematic for Motorola in the long run, especially if Apple breaks its exclusive contract with AT&T. The Crowd Science survey found that iPhone users account for 1 in 3 smart-phone owners. Among non-iPhone users, nearly 40% say they would switch to an iPhone for their next purchase. "Much of Droid's success has resulted from Verizon pushing it as its lead product," says Jefferies & Co. analyst William Choi. "What happens when Verizon can sell the iPhone?" (See 10 ways Twitter will change American...
...Long term, Jha will need to consider Motorola's building its own operating software. For now, though, the first goal will be to restore stability to the beleaguered unit, especially as an independent company. One of the first steps will be to explore synergies with the TV-set-top business. "Right now, about 80% of the content people use comes to them in their home," Jha says. "But they increasingly need to carry that content on their cell phones. How can we make that easier...
...climate issue is not only a question of CO[subscript 2] emissions but is one of resources, whether it is oil or energy or raw materials," he says. "It is independent of the current status of the U.S. or Europe or China. I'm convinced that in the long run, society will not accept waste." Drouven says people's awareness about environmental protection will continue to increase as the energy crisis deepens. He adds, "When that happens, we are a company that has already invested in conservation of energy. We have a head start...
...picture, long-term-payoff approach is what helps companies weather short-term vagaries. Dong recently reported a tumble in revenue from $11 billion in 2008 to $9.1 billion in 2009 - in large measure because of the global financial crisis and drop in energy prices. While the company said it expects higher sales in 2010, Eldrup looks beyond the quarterly reports. "This is the way the energy business is," he says. "We are working on a long-term horizon...