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...client," and unrelated to the announcement last week that first-quarter sales in Europe and Japan were down 5%. And some analysts say it makes sense. " Europe 's long since needed sorting out," says Ian Wesley of technology analysts Ovum. "Part of an outsourcer's job is to get rid of people when you no longer need them." Still, there's no guarantee that gains will follow. IBM's global services account for more than half of its $100 billion in revenues, but the profit margins are slim. The IT services market is getting mighty crowded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bizwatch | 5/8/2005 | See Source »

...have no thoughts on next weekend until I get rid of these thoughts,” Harvard coach Joe Walsh said, shaking his head in frustration minutes after watching the Bears capitalize on good fortune—and bad umpiring—to rally for seven straight runs and the Game 4 win. “We fought our butts off all weekend...

Author: By Lande A. Spottswood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Splits, Stays One Ahead | 4/27/2005 | See Source »

...TIME: Some have grumbled that the generals and admirals are becoming too timid because Rumsfeld controls their promotions and he hasn't been shy about getting rid of folks he doesn't agree with. Is that true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ten Questions With Peter Schoomaker | 4/22/2005 | See Source »

Promptly removed, basal-cell carcinomas rarely pose a danger. There are several methods for getting rid of them. President Reagan's "pimple," and a similar growth on Nancy Reagan's upper lip in 1982, were excised by a procedure called curettage and electrodesiccation (see diagram) that usually takes five minutes. In this method, the dermatologist applies a local anesthetic and then scrapes away the soft, mushy tumor cells with a curette, an instrument with a sharp circular blade. Afterward, an electrified needle is applied to the area to destroy any remnants of malignancy. In the case of Nixon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Treating Reagan's Pimple | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...large corporation, breezed to her third two-year term by defeating a former five-term mayor and chamber of commerce president, Louie Welch. Welch attempted to make Whitmire's support from the homosexual community a campaign issue, but it backfired when he remarked that one way to get rid of AIDS was to "shoot the queers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Triumph of the Status Quo | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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