Word: planning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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SPOIL SPORTS. The State and Treasury Departments have pulled the plug on ABC's plan to televise the 1991 Pan American Games in Cuba, contending the broadcasts would violate the U.S. ban on commerce with Fidel Castro's island. While Cuba could lose $9 million in fees from ABC, a bigger loser might be Atlanta. City officials fear a backlash against the U.S. could damage its bid to host the 1996 Olympics...
When they met in the Soviet Crimea in February 1945 to plan the end of World War II, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin also set the stage for the long-running drama that may dominate next month's meeting off Malta. In effect, if not by intent, Roosevelt and Churchill sanctioned Soviet dominance over Eastern Europe. Now, 44 years later, George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev must grapple with the disintegration of that Soviet supremacy...
Just to make the challenge sporting, Branagh would plan his film while starring in three roles with his Renaissance Theater Company. And he would shoot his Henry, for a pinchpenny $7.5 million, in seven weeks, less than a third of the time Olivier took. On the first day, the novice director didn't know to shout "Action!" until someone poked him in the ribs. How could he make a decent film under so daunting a shadow...
Each term students, most of whom are at a fifth-grade reading level, receive a course description and sign a contract stipulating that they understand what is expected of them. Most have a study plan designed just for them, which means teacher Goldhaber instructs five students in as many subjects at once. While the method appears old-fashioned, classroom dialogue seems drawn from experimental theater. At his right hand, Goldhaber pores over pictures with one student, saying, "Yes, this is an ion, but is it just an ion or a hydroxide ion? Think about it." He asks the student...
...program, started in 1979, is a closer relationship with its suppliers. Treating them as partners rather than free-lance sources, the company involves partsmakers in the initial design phase of its new products and gives the suppliers six-month forecasts of its needs so that the smaller companies can plan their own production. As a result, Hewlett-Packard reached its goal of increasing quality tenfold in just ten years. Says Chairman John Young: "If I'd asked for 30%, nothing would have happened...