Word: stouts
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Zana Briski is soft-spoken and rather shy of manner. Willowy of frame, stout of spirit and compassionate of heart, she naturally possesses the qualities shared by the best photojournalists. But even by the standards of that difficult craft, the assignment she imposed on herself a few years ago was formidable. She would live in the brothels of Calcutta, India, and record the lives of their inhabitants, particularly the prostitutes' children...
...crowd, few people would recognize the stout and cheerful-looking Tsai Ming Liang as one of Taiwan’s premier directors. Tsai appeared Tuesday night at the Harvard Film Archive, the second time in two years, in his signature casual style and black-rimmed glasses, initiating the screening with a warning: “Be patient with this...
...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...