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...That recovery will be driven by Deere's farm-equipment unit, which still comprises 90% of its sales. Even here, Deere's gotten tough, canceling franchise contracts with smaller dealers - who, like the farmers, are deeply brand-loyal - encouraging them to partner with higher-volume dealership chains. "Our customers now have to drive more than an hour to get parts," says Roy Dufault, whose family-run franchise in Fosston, Minn., closed in October after 80 years of selling John Deere products. "At harvest time, if a tractor breaks down, an hour means a lot of money lost...
...political factions and the military are wary of Newin Chidchob, a political boss from Buriram near the Cambodian border who commands the Bhumjai Thai political party. Newin is something of a kingmaker, having been a loyal aide to Thaksin before switching camps so the Democrat party could govern. Newin's real value, however, may be his knowledge of the occult, and in particular Cambodian curses. "Newin's nickname in Thai politics is 'the Wizard of Khmer Black Magic','' Wassana says. Newin's knowledge of Cambodian occult practices may be useful for Abhisit. Because of Thailand's conflict with Cambodia over...
...obsession extends beyond politics. Every day of the week has a shade. Born on a Wednesday? Your lucky color is green. Saturday is ruled by the color purple. Thailand's beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej entered the world on mellow-yellow Monday, which is why for years millions of his loyal subjects have voluntarily worn that hue to begin their week. But since the yellow shirts, who made support for the monarch a cornerstone of their activism, have chosen that color for political purposes, the number of Thais donning it on Mondays has declined dramatically...
...loyal Toyota man for 27 years. When my sixth Toyota car developed radiator problems in 1998, the company denied any production defects despite a recall for this problem several years earlier. Later, everyone in the industry acknowledged it to be an inherent problem in that model. I have not bought another Toyota car since. Any organization that sweeps problems under the carpet is bound to pay the price in due course. I am not surprised to read about the current massive recall by Toyota. A. Manoharan Sydney...
...Abhisit's Democrat Party came to power in December 2008 after a court dissolved a pro-Thaksin ruling party for electoral fraud, and some lawmakers formerly loyal to Thaksin defected and formed an alliance with the Democrats. Military leaders reportedly played a role in inducing the defection, and that scenario has Thaksin supporters characterizing the government as "unelected." Abhisit and security officials were monitoring the protests from an Army base in Bangkok, which the protesters have said they will surround if he does not resign...