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Ramakrishnan faces the challenge of speaking all of his lines in Hindi. In the script, Horovitz translates Gupta's speeches into English so the reader will understand his meaning. On stage, however, Horovitz dramatizes Joey and Murph's inability to communicate with their society by creating a language barrier between...
Troy compares this to the phenomenon apparent when the minimum wage is increased. When that occurs, businesses tend to hold back in hiring less skilled workers and attempt to make do with those they have. This substitution translates into an apparent increase in productivity, but leaves less skilled non-union...
The network canceled his series in April -- the summer slot was to have been filled out with reruns -- and last week Pee-wee was effectively slaughtered by bad publicity. The news got out that Paul Reubens, 39, the actor who created and played the Pee-wee character for more than...
The cartel's second-biggest industry is money laundering. The monthly gross for some New York cells runs from $7 million to $12 million, all in $5, $10 and $20 bills. That translates into 1,000 to 3,000 pounds of bills a month, a logistical nightmare.
Home Depot has prospered by taking the angst out of the hangar-like spaces and vast array of items that can easily daunt do-it-yourself shoppers. All the firm's warehouse stores feature clearly marked displays and sales staffs wearing large orange aprons who roam the concrete floors to...