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...Lancaster) is a criminal who has our sympathy, and at the end, pocked with bullets, must complete one magnificent exploit before life seeps out of him. Visually, here as in Night and the City and Rififi, the murk of men's lives is illuminated only by the beads of sweat on their straining faces, whether the guys are trying to bust out of prison, win a wrestle match or simply the death that's staring at them through the barrel of a pistol...
China's near-miraculous economic rise has been built on the smarts of men like Cheng Wei-lun and the sweat of the 800 workers he employs as chief executive of the Tianji Wooden Products Co. Based in Guangdong province in southern China, the company, which exports $10 million worth of toys and children's furniture annually, is like thousands of other small manufacturers that help form the backbone of the country's formidable export-manufacturing machine. But that frame is showing cracks, and all the brains and brawn in the world might not be enough rescue Tianji Wooden Products...
...China's sweatshops have every reason to sweat. America buys about 19% of China's $90 billion in monthly exports. As the U.S. economy began to falter in late 2007, China's torrid export growth rate - for the last several years running at an annual rate of 20% or higher - was showing unmistakable signs of a slowdown. In February, it plummeted to just 6.5%, compared with nearly 20% growth expected by economists. Exporters suffered major disruptions from power outages and transportation delays caused by that month's heavy snowstorms, but sluggish U.S. demand was also to blame. In February...
...here. Turn off the AC.”“Oh, okay, I’m sorry.” I fumbled with the temperature controls on the console, randomly smacking buttons until I hit something that seemed to stop the icy air. I immediately began to sweat.“Make a right up there.” I pulled away from the curb, “Rocky” theme song playing in my head. I put on my blinker, stopped at the stop sign, and then made the most beautiful right-hand turn of my driving...
...first days, I went to search a woman, and she started crying. My search partner—who was more experienced—[said] just take of your helmet and show her your hair,” Havice said. When Havice removed her Kevlar helmet to reveal her sweat-soaked bun, the woman “immediately sort of relaxed,” Havice said...