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...down plasma, SED takes the idea of conventional cathode-ray-tube televisions and miniaturizes it: instead of one big electron gun exciting all the phosphors on a screen in sequence, millions of little electrical nodes do the same thing simultaneously. The result is picture contrast and response time that outstrip plasma and LCD with a much lower power drain. Toshiba says that production costs over time could make SED TVs relatively affordable, but the first, a big-screen set scheduled for launch this year, will cost a wheelbarrow of cash filled to an as-yet-undisclosed height...
...Faculty measured 676 at the beginning of the year, a leap beyond last year’s 656 and the previous year’s 636. This rate of growth makes Kirby confident that the Faculty will soon outstrip older growth goals...
...billion annual budget. This year, Uganda received $760 million in foreign grants, more than eight times the savings from reduced loan repayments. "Debt relief catalyzed donors to increase their spending," says Keith Muhakanizi, director of economic affairs at the Ugandan Ministry of Finance. Still, Uganda's needs far outstrip its ability to pay. In the past four years, the country has borrowed $1.5 billion to build schools, clinics and roads. Total debt now stands at $4.3 billion. Meanwhile, collapsing coffee prices have pummeled its export earnings, further undermining attempts to escape from the debt trap. "As long as we cannot...
...modern joint ventures run by the likes of Volkswagen and General Motors. Most have responded to the growing demand with massive capacity expansion. Accounting firm KPMG predicts that within two years China will be able to build 4.9 million sedans a year--roughly the output of Germany--and will outstrip even China's fast-growing demand by 2.3 million cars a year...
...early to tell whether the sequel will outstrip the original, but the advance buzz is positive. Bayside Shakedown 2 is scheduled to open on 400 of the country's 2,600 movie-house screens. That's an unusually high number; Hayao Miyazaki's anim? film Spirited Away, the top Japanese movie ever, with $258 million in box-office gross, debuted on 320 screens. As of last week, advance ticket sales were three times Spirited Away's over the same period...