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...Orange and Blue’s Chris Martin. The thrill of the day’s events, though—“I knew we had a chance to win, and it just gave me so much adrenaline”—was enough to spark a comeback, and Wetzel took the next two sets...
...even a soft landing will be felt around the region. The mainland's 40% import surge in 2003 was the spark that ignited Asia's nascent cyclical rebound. When China slows down?as it likely will within months?a chill will settle over Japan, Asia's newest recovery story. Surging exports to China accounted for 32% of total Japanese-export growth in 2003. Japanese capital spending is also being driven in a significant way by capacity expansion in those industries trading with China. With annual private-consumption growth remaining anemic at about 1.5%, Japan has very little cushion against...
...this case, three of five) gather to discuss government affairs. To be sure, the commissioners may routinely follow the same practice, but the deliberate dodging of the public-meetings law on such a politically explosive decision--one that was ultimately made without a single public hearing--would later spark bitter complaints...
...whether Google's IPO can on its own spark innovation or even inflate another bubble, anything is possible - that's probably the biggest moral of the dotcom story. But things have changed in the short period since the downturn. For one thing, companies are now accounting for stock options as expenses. Consequently, more and more corporations are abandoning a method of compensation that effectively let talented workers place big bets with their careers. Without stock options, we might not see the same level of frenzied startup activity prevalent during the late 1990s. The other big difference is that many...
...Eliot House facebook sitting on their coffee table is any indication, the dynamic duo is working hard to spark house involvement. Robbins says he combs the dining hall looking for last-minute participants. “There is begging, even some tears,” he jokes...