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...producers are relentless cost-cutters. Many, including Tata, now buy parts through Internet auctions to get the best price. Industry analysts speculate that the one-lakh car may revolutionize assembly, with some parts glued together rather than welded or bolted. Even so, Tata officials acknowledge profit margins will be slim; the company is counting on high sales volume to generate meaningful earnings and to create brand loyalty among customers, who will trade up to more profitable models in the future...
...better or worse off than those who choose surgical abortion, but the study didn't measure either group against women who have never had an abortion. Most existing research shows that surgical abortions have no effect on overall health risks, but the research findings on medical abortions are slim. One other paper, a Chinese study published in 2004, also in the American Journal of Epidemiology compared three groups of women - those who had no abortion, one surgical abortion or one medical abortion - and found no difference among them in risk of low birth weight or premature birth...
...years in which France and the U.S. have been at odds over everything from war to health-care systems, a group of writers from both countries has attempted a similar bit of serendipity, this time to help revive the corpse of Franco-American understanding. As You Were Saying, a slim volume dreamed up by French and U.S. cultural mandarins and published by America's Dalkey Archive Press, contains seven works of short fiction - or twice that many, depending on how you count. Seven prominent French authors were asked to contribute the beginnings of a story. Each tale was then given...
...British and other Western powers are hanging their main hopes for ending the conflict on talks with Darfur's various rebel groups in Arusha, Tanzania, due to begin in the next few days. That appears a slim hope. For one thing, the rebels are a fractious bunch. On Monday, a new split was reported in the ranks of the hardline Islamic Justice and Equality Movement (J.E.M.) over who would represent them in Arusha. And even if they can agree a common platform, the Sudanese government still has to agree to meet them. Khartoum's preferred method of dealing with Darfuris...
...Either location, however, carries reminders that Blair's chances of making a meaningful contribution towards Middle East peace are slim. The British Mandate ended in 1948 without finding a solution to rival Jewish and Palestinian national aspirations, while Wolfensohn left his post in frustration in 2006 after a year...