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...twice filed for bankruptcy. Meanwhile, consolidation among toymakers means Hasbro and Mattel have ever more control over what toys get sold. But even those huge toymakers feel added pressure over what to produce, thanks to the growing buying power of such huge distributors as Wal-Mart. "We need a shake-up in toys," says toy designer and Marvel Studios CEO Avi Arad. "I'm sure Roger has a couple of tricks up his sleeve...
...believe sufficient stress has accumulated along this section of the fault to power another 1857-style spasm. That one approached a magnitude of 7.9, making it even stronger than the 1906 quake that devastated San Francisco. Still, experts acknowledge, it's not inconceivable that the next moderately strong shake-up at Parkfield could lead to the unzipping of a longer section of the fault, spawning a quake of, say, magnitude 7. If that happens, SAFOD would provide scientists with more than they bargained for--a near ringside seat at the start of, if not the Big One, something pretty close...
...stake were the future of China's political leadership and the fate of its economic reforms. By the end of the Communist Party conference, 131 senior officials, mostly in their 70s and 80s, had agreed to step down from high positions. That spate of resignations, the biggest party shake-up in nearly a decade, prepared the way for the rise of a new generation of leaders who will guide China into the 21st century...
...acknowledged the seriousness of the situation by taking drastic action: he fired four members of his "Supercabinet," which ran the day-to-day operations of the government, and then abolished that body. Ministers in charge of the economy, education, foreign affairs and internal security were dismissed in the dramatic shake-up. Also fired was Haiti's tough police chief, Colonel Albert Pierre. Duvalier, who quickly appointed long-standing family retainers and technocrats to fill the vacant posts, offered no explanation for his actions. But he was clearly reacting to the unusual restiveness among Haiti's citizens, and to a threatened...
Blauer and other experts expect Price to put more of the company's odd collection of businesses up for sale, and to embark on a management shake-up. The new chairman is also likely to continue the cost-cutting efforts that led to last year's dismissal of more than 7,000 workers in Control Data's computer-peripherals division. Whatever steps he takes, Price may have only limited time to prove himself. If he does not quickly turn Control Data into a leaner and more profitable company, the firm's anxious bankers could soon demand his ouster...