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...been nearly four decades since man walked on the moon, and the private and public sectors are now looking lunar. On Sept. 13, Google pledged $20 million to the team that could first get a robotic rover on the moon. A day later, Japan launched its first lunar probe. China, India and the U.S. have plans to send up satellites of their own in the coming year...
...there! Are you a hooker? 2011: “I have over 10,000 from this year not including the moments not caught on camera :D” FM: Excuse me? 2011: “I’m awesome. Call me and let’s play red rover.” 10. FM: Is the whole freshman class this crazy? 2011: “We should all do it as a team, lol. Reppin ‘11.” 11. FM: That’s a little presumptuous. Let’s get to know each...
Influenced by Land Rover's off-road driving schools and Orvis' fly-fishing trips, Carl devised a strategy to keep the product line fresh by finding ways to make Viking an experience rather than just a product. Its brand is a lifestyle badge. Currently, there are 11 Viking Cooking Schools across the country that offer courses in baking, grilling, chopping and general entertaining. Courses average $100 for a three-hour class and are taught by staff and celebrity chefs. Three years ago, the company raised the heat, teaming up with the Culinary Institute of America to offer...
...gets an already remanned replacement at a fraction of the cost of a new one. Cat is also a service provider, advising other manufacturers how to set up a similar system, or in some cases actually running their reman efforts for them. In Europe, for instance, Cat helps Land Rover manage its remanufacturing operations...
...critics say its product-line expansion hasn't solved all its growth challenges or given it much protection from the increasingly competitive luxury segment. Helmut Becker, an auto consultant and formerly BMW's chief economist, says the idea behind the failed Rover deal--to turn the firm into a two-brand company, one for the mass market and one a premium brand--was a smart one, since it would have enabled BMW to spread the huge cost of new-car development over a far bigger group. "BMW's main weakness is that life is getting ever narrower in the premium...