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...power creates a certain social stability, and the new government led by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has vowed to continue opening up the economy. Most of all, Vietnam's people are hard-working and eager for a better life. "I see a passion and a desire to succeed here that's similar to the Chinese," says Rick Howarth, Intel's new general manager in Vietnam...
...other opponent—Princeton stand out on the schedule as chances to avenge painful defeats from seasons past and to turn the tables of recent Ivy League basketball history.If a young and inexperienced Crimson squad (11 of the 16 on the roster are freshmen or sophomores) is to succeed in what looks to be a rebuilding year, it must hold its own not only in a series of challenging non-conference games—Harvard plays Michigan and America East champ Albany, among others—but also must break through against the Ivy League powerhouses. Last year?...
...opening act, a Fred Astaire piece titled “Never Gonna Dance,” combines voice, orchestra, film, and dance in a large-scale collaboration that nicely parallels the group effort of the entire show. This collaboration does not always succeed in “Never Gonna Dance.” For instance, the directors’ placement of a film of the real Astaire dancing as the set backdrop is a jarring distraction from the performers onstage. The film cannot help but remind us that no one could live up to the sheer flawlessness of Astaire?...
Matriculants to elite colleges like Brown or Harvard already have the skills to succeed. An elite college student is either a well-rounded jack-of-all-trades or a specialist in one discipline. The admits who have a strong background in the liberal arts have already proven their all-around excellence; the specialists have demonstrated that they can flourish on their own turf and should not be subjected to fields that may hold them back. In fact, the one thing they share is an inability to benefit from a core curriculum...
...have brightened in recent months, and investors and industry officials fretted that Pischetrieder's exit could jeopardize the restructuring. "We see it as negative for VW," reckoned Credit Suisse analyst Harald Hendrikse. At France's Peugeot Citroën, Europe's second largest carmaker, Christian Streiff was appointed to succeed Jean-Martin Folz, 59, after he failed to reverse slumping sales. Streiff, 52, who has a reputation as a tough cost cutter, recently resigned as head of Airbus after just three months in the job. In Italy, meanwhile, Sergio Marchionne, 54, announced that after restoring Fiat's car division...