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...Last week, Leung, 48, kicked open a very stout door when voters elected him to the territory's Legislative Council, or Legco. The closely watched Legco race, in which the big issue was whether China should allow Hong Kong greater democratic freedoms (such as directly electing its leader), concluded with mixed results. Voter turnout was 55.6%, a record high, and the pro-democracy camp picked up three additional seats and 58% of the popular vote. But given the peculiar way in which Legco is constituted?with some seats reserved for professional groups?the democrats' success did not translate into...
...last week announced mixed financial results; it made $3.3 billion in operating profits for fiscal year 2004 which, if not for "exceptional items," would be down from the previous year. Some of its best-known brands - including Tanqueray, Jose Cuervo and J&B - are relatively stagnant. But the famous stout is fighting back by growing in markets like North America and Africa. Michael Bleakley, a beverage industry analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston in London, says of Guinness's global reach: "Everyone used to think that Heineken was the Coca-Cola of beers, but Guinness has cracked that now." That...
...salary in half - in order to challenge staff allegiances to that old idea of Guinness as a paternalistic employer. At first, "they were prouder about the product than about their performance," Williams says. After 18 months, employees feel less automatic allegiance to the iconic black pints of stout, and instead "feel ownership of the brewery itself." He credits Varian with "one of the major [organizational] changes in Western Europe in recent years." Diageo clearly thinks the investment is worth it. Paul Walsh, who became Diageo ceo in 2000, is best known for dumping its Burger King holdings, but he kept...
...Band"... Ruthie Henshell, beautifully torching the ballad "Words Without Music" from "Ziegfeld Follies of 1936"... The second-act overture to "Babes in Arms," when the orchestra began playing "Where or When" and the audience joined in, dreamily humming along and swaying in unison... The chorale rendition of "Stout-Hearted Men" from "New Moon," which had the crowd stomping and singing along... Another male chorale, "Some Girl Is on His Mind" from "Sweet Adeline" - a rendition so pure and poignant that, for a moment before the cheers broke out, it left the City Center crowd in silent rapture...
...despite a stout résumé of performances, the Crimson sailors ultimately came up short in their dual title defense...