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When Rolls--which also made aircraft engines--went bust in 1971, the auto and aerospace units became separate companies. After a variety of owners, BMW took over. It now builds the cars at a plant in Sussex, England, operating one line and one shift that turns out four or five hand-built cars a day. The 550 employees include craftsmen--skilled cabinet- and saddlemakers, for example. Most Rolls are made to order; on average, customers pay $20,000 to have their car customized. The company is adding a second line next year and a second shift in 2009 to handle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Rolls-Royce Got Its Rebound | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

...States can change the fact that PetroChina and Chevron are incredibly profitable companies. That harsh reality means that they will always be able to find investors who are not so picky about where their money has been. Eliminating American investment in companies such as PetroChina and Chevron will only shift profits to foreign investors, including, perhaps, terrorist financiers or rogue states...

Author: By Daniel P. Robinson | Title: Forget About Divestment | 12/17/2007 | See Source »

...push for sustainable dishes is much more than a health foodie’s cause or a produce connoisseur’s obsession, and the shift towards local, seasonal, and organic college dining is becoming increasingly common. But why should we, busy Harvard students, care about the origin of a chickpea or the homeland of a grapefruit...

Author: By Molly M. Strauss | Title: So Fresh and So Green, Green | 12/17/2007 | See Source »

...quite grasp the use of full. sentences. In order to placate those “writers” who like to hoard words for themselves, we have compiled a list of our favorite design keyboard shortcuts: 5. Apple + +, Apple + - : For all your zoom in/zoom out needs, obvi. 4. Apple + Shift + I: Not to be confused with Apple + I, which has probably never been used in the history of Photoshop. 3. Apple + D: Useful in both InDesign and Photoshop. 2. Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple + Z, Apple...

Author: By Mariah A. Bush, Alan C. Chiu, and Amy Y. Ren, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Designers and Photogs | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...magazine’s Dec. 10 issue, reporter Anthony Bianco wrote that Faust believes “it would be wise” for “lesser universities” to shift their focus away from hard science, given the fierce competition for federal funding...

Author: By Jamison A. Hill, Clifford M. Marks, and Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard Disputes Faust Quotations in BusinessWeek Article | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

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