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...international outlets (all franchises) in Asia, Europe and Latin America, Topshop is looking to expand further overseas. Even after opening its biggest international store in Stockholm, Green says, Scandinavia still holds tremendous potential. But to grow much larger, Topshop will have to make some radical changes. Today, no matter where Topshop's smock dresses or miniskirts are stitched together--or where they're destined--they all pass through Britain. "The existing franchising model and supply chain would not work for significant global expansion, and will need to be adapted," Green says. To construct an efficient, decentralized distribution system...
Miller and Kennedy hope to pass a new and improved version of the law by year's end. If that doesn't happen, the current law--with all its flaws--will remain in force, probably until a new Administration tackles the matter...
...addition to these policy questions, there's the matter of money. The states have complained bitterly that NCLB imposes its many mandates without the federal funds originally promised to implement them. Providing more money for NCLB is a key goal for the Democrats, who control Congress, and is almost certainly part of their price for reauthorizing the law. A look at some of the more challenging issues...
...never have ... I know people pick on Barry [Bonds] because of the steroid thing. [But] this is a sport that no matter what you use, you still have to have natural ability to play it, and what Barry does is unbelievable. I don't know if he did it. I can't tell you about that. I just see him as one of the greatest in the game...
...ultimately, what wins Price are the skills that matter. Remembering facts (and I say this as a ruthless Trivial Pursuit player) is a pretty low form of intelligence, a Poindexter skill that gets less useful the further you get from your SAT. Players on Price apply knowledge--they calculate, make bets and take risks on the basis of comparisons and past experience--which is a whole different level of intelligence from regurgitating data...