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...popular piety" that has built up around Padre Pio and other Church figures and relics, with its promise of special powers and healing the sick, is seen by some critics as veering toward superstition. Benedict has not condemned it, but he has made a point of slowing the output of his predecessor's so-called "saint factory," which during John Paul's 26-year papacy produced hundreds of canonizations...
...Johnson, the notion of engagement is part of overhauling the way the firm manages. One component gives work teams substantially more feedback on how they help the company as a whole. Imagine a chemical engineer in a Tylenol plant logging onto a system that shows how his factory's output feeds into divisional output--and how much closer that brings the company to its quarterly goals. "We believe this really creates commitment," says Kuschel. Once you're committed, the thinking goes, you work harder and make the company more money...
...production capacity means China's export machine is like a race car with no brakes. As long as the road remains smooth and straight, the car roars ahead. But throw in some potholes and a tight turn, and the wheels come off. Factories have been able to increase output in recent years because the global economy has been on a tear. The 2004-07 period saw the second strongest bout of global growth on record--which translated into strong demand for cheap Chinese-made products. But this era may be ending. Most economists are forecasting a significant slowdown in worldwide...
...collecting vinyl.” The song is a reminder of why R.E.M. became popular in the first place. Like all bands that demonstrate a certain degree of longevity, the question remains whether to judge R.E.M. by previous standards of greatness or by their recent output. The album clearly doesn’t measure up to the I.R.S. classics, “Out of Time,” or “Automatic.” But in their post-Bill Berry careers, “Accelerate” is a landmark, because it proves that R.E.M. still remembers...
...consumption by 2010, and has not even reduced greenhouse gases." Instead, the world's most powerful oilman advocated "truly renewable sources of energy, like solar power." Saudi Arabia this year committed $300 million to researching alternative energies, even though they plan within the next year to boost their oil output from 11 million barrels a day to 12.5 million barrels...