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Will fans of The Office like Parks and Recreation? -Ronny Thompson, Baltimore Yes, they will, Ronny. Although the mockumentary style certainly did not start with the American version of The Office, that part will seem familiar. Other than that, it's a whole new cast of characters and a completely different world. I'm a huge fan of The Office, so hopefully it's as funny...
...Italian shoemaker, however, could be the company that exceeds expectations. After all, it's been doing just that throughout its brief history. Polegato started the company in 1995, six years after an-hour long walk through the Reno, Nev., desert compelled him to take out a Swiss army knife and poke holes in the rubber soles. He wanted to know if the holes would increase the ventilation in his sweaty feet; turns out they did. Polegato was in Reno to promote his family's Northern Italian wineries, but upon returning to Italy he pursued a ventilation technology (no more Swiss...
...software franchises were over 70%. Then the hyper-growth stopped as the company's market penetration of PCs and servers reached a saturation point. Microsoft's stock never saw the level it hit in 2000 again. Without lucrative stock options, employees who wanted to make it rich moved to start-ups. The people who had been at the company thirty years were already rich. Many of them retired...
After his sluggish end to last season, consistency has also been a focus for Douglas. He is the only player to start every game and continues to lead by example with his work ethic...
...Rattner's aims are less clear. He started as a reporter at the New York Times in the 1970s and left to begin a successful career as a media-business dealmaker on Wall Street. His lifestyle is the envy of many who have watched his career, which also got its start at Lazard Frères - he has the fancy cars, the Fifth Avenue apartment and homes in Westchester and on Martha's Vineyard. A major Democratic donor, Rattner's brains and ambition have propelled him to the top, but he has made enemies along...