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Before I dive back into the routine, I let all my responsibilities shrink back to their proper size, from the gigantic proportions they had achieved while I worried about them. I stop driving myself for just a little while. I take stock. I settle, and balance...
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE The demise of the Soviet Union shifted resources from defense to more productive uses and opened new export markets, labor pools and natural resources. Government's belt-tightening means Uncle Sam needs to borrow less, leading to lower interest rates. This year the deficit is expected to shrink to about $70 billion, down 75% from $290 billion in 1992. The annual red ink is now less than 1.4% of gross domestic product, the lowest of any industrialized country. Result: a productivity-driven boom...
Coffeehouse pop is gentle but not tame--there is a quiescent anger within it over social issues and matters of the heart. The songs seek to engage life, not shrink from it. "There was an innocence that prevailed in the '60s that was crushed by the assassination of J.F.K. and King," says Jewel. "Our parents have become disillusioned. It is their disillusionment we deal with in many ways; it's a kind of crust we have to break through." In the title song on Pieces of You, Jewel attacks religious and sexual intolerance, her voice breaking as she sings...
Because marketing will become such a challenge, it should continue to be a powerful part of management within the industry. Jeffrey Harris, economics professor at M.I.T., estimates the industry spends $5 billion a year on advertising and wide-ranging promotions. Those budgets will shrink. But some venues, like point-of-sale displays, are still viable. Tobacco companies could open cigarette-only retail outlets for adults and pretty much do anything they liked inside...
During this time, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has discussed ways to shrink class sections, curb grade inflation, limit summa cum laude degrees and two weeks ago approved the most drastic changes to the Core curriculum since its inception...