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...downsizing, as Carp has sought cheaper manufacturing abroad. Most of the company's digital cameras are now made in China. In Rochester's northwest, the 2,200-acre Kodak Park, once the hub of Kodak's industrial operations, is full of vacant lots and demolished buildings. At its peak in 1982, the firm--once called the Great Yellow Father--employed more than 60,000 people in the city and had long been famous for its paternalistic employee policies. That figure is now 16,300 and trending down. Factories have also been closed in Europe, Australia and elsewhere...
...Annenberg or incentivize the frosh dining hall with special events and culinary delights. Either would make the somewhat longer trek to Annenberg more attractive. But the first-years who are cramming into Quincy don’t only come from Union dorms. Long lines at the Berg during peak hours turn off first-years from Holworthy and Pennypacker alike. An analysis of when first-years, and other inter-house diners for that matter, eat would probably reveal peaks in demand after most afternoon classes let out and at certain times during the evening. Perhaps HUDS could tailor dining hall hours...
...Next thing I knew I could see it peak into the top corner. I’m not sure how, though—I was being taken out of the play in the corner...
...leyman I ("the Magnificent"), its hilt of walrus ivory missing the precious stones it once held; colorful caftans belonging to Mehmed II ("the Conqueror"), as well as the sketchbook he may have carried to lessons as a young prince. "Turks" ends with a flourish: the opulent peak of Ottoman influence more than four centuries ago, when the rulers subsidized a wide range of decorative but practical objects, including bronze lamps, candlesticks and ceramics. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is eager to capitalize on the resonances of the past. The exhibition is opening, he writes in a foreword...
...Similar moves in the past have done little to rekindle trading. The combined index for China's two bourses, in Shanghai and Shenzhen, is down 46% from its 2001 peak. Last year, the bourses lost 15% of their combined value, one of the worst stock-market performances in the world; they are currently trading near six-year lows. Meanwhile, the weekly trading volume on the Shanghai exchange has plummeted nearly sixfold, from a high of 178 billion yuan during the week ending Feb. 18, 2000, to 31 billion yuan last week...