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...make or on the skids. Three of the best are collected here. Mae Clarke plays a world-weary prostitute in Waterloo Bridge. Jean Harlow is an unrepentant gold digger, leaving broken hearts and two corpses in her wake, in Red Headed Woman. And the great Stanwyck, as sharp as a slap, sleeps her way to the top in the all-time sleazerrific Baby Face, now available in the original version, which was too hot for the censors...
There is evidence that a US Airways--led deal might be a good idea. They've sort of done it before, having combined with America West. US Airways CEO Doug Parker, 44, is a sharp executive who transformed his previous employer, America West, into the first successful low-fare hub-and-spoke carrier. A team player, Parker passed up a bonus this March. The merger of America West and US Airways, which he oversaw, has been a success. US Airways used to spend 40% of its revenue on labor; now that figure is 17%, according to AirlineForecasts. Significant cost cutting...
...because it was so late to switch to production of flat-screen TVs. In typical Sony fashion, the engineers weren't convinced that existing LCD technology was up to Sony standards and wasn't worth investing in. Wrong. Sony was forced initially to buy flat panels from rivals like Sharp. In digital cameras, though, Sony has been far more successful...
...these people are professionals.”Professionals who like to act like idiots, that is. “We find that it’s funnier to be the pencil in the drawer that doesn’t quite have a point than it is to be the sharp pencil. It’s not much fun playing smart people,” said Levy. “There’s no movie if everyone is competent,” Guest added. “We have this informal contest where we look at each other?...
...that demand quick reflexes and constant adjustments to dodge teens steering with one hand while chatting on a cell phone held in the other. Stop signs are viewed merely as suggestions, and there are no lanes so much as threads of traffic - and even then, drivers tend to make sharp turns without even a glance behind them. The most important rule of the road, according to Mai, a 28-year-old translator, is simple: Never look back. "Here," Mai explained, "you're only responsible for the things in front of you." That could just as well be a motto...