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...frills subcompact that got 100 km on 3 L of gas. Volkswagen built 29,500 Lupo 3Ls and then last year yanked the car from the market. "It was too frugal," says Hartmut Hoffmann, a product spokesman for VW. "Customer interest faded." Other manufacturers have flirted with ultralight models, but few have dared bring them to market. In 1997, Ford announced plans for what it called the P2000, which promised to be 40% lighter than conventional family sedans. And in 2002, Opel, the European subsidiary of General Motors, unveiled the Eco-Speedster, a sleek, low-riding sports car that gets...
...Morales' hope is that Bolivia's new charter will serve as a model for the ascendant new left in Latin America, a chance to "redefine the rules of the game" in a region where the gap between rich and poor is the widest in the world. But the July 2 vote was also a reminder that even Morales' revolution is subject to checks and balances - and that changing the rules will require the age-old game of political horse trading...
With 510 franchises in the U.S. and abroad, Le Gourmet Gift Basket in Castle Rock, Colo., is the model of an always-on global business. Employees arrive early--5 a.m. isn't unusual--to deal with clients in other time zones. They have all honed their techniques for avoiding jet lag and fatigue as they travel from the Colorado office to other U.S. locations, like Hawaii, or to Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia to meet with vendors and train new franchisees who sell the company's high-end gift baskets. But that isn't enough for CEO Cynthia McKay...
...organization has turned out to be one of the big events of the Cairo social season, with hundreds of well-to-do Egyptians packed into a hotel ballroom resplendent with views of the River Nile, bouquets of red roses and platters of smoked salmon - and, of course, the beautiful models, including Miss Egypt 2006. "She looks so funky, I love it!" cries Heba Reda, one of the patrons, as a model whooshes past in a black and white pants suit, assessorized with a pair of high-heeled sandals and, oh yes, an Islamic veil, which covers every last strand...
Changing babies, Evans tells everyone at Red River, is the best model for thinking about how the facility can best help the Army. The faster you can fix a beat-up humvee, the sooner you can get it back into the fight. "You have to be organized," says Evans, who has an M.B.A. from Babson College. "You can't put the baby one place, the wipes another, the baby powder still another. If you fail to streamline the process, you might never get that clean diaper on. It's all about eliminating the 'waste' in the process." He smiles...