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...quarters in a warren of cubicles. It's all part of the latest disruption of career life in the Nothing-Is-Sacred Nineties. When corporate behemoths spin off divisions, they often cite the need to "focus on our core competencies" (translation: "We couldn't run this thing") or to "unlock value for investors" ("We made stupid acquisitions, and now we're dumping them"). 3M had to make hard choices about where to invest its money. Imation lost out because of its lousy earnings compared with other businesses. So out the door it goes, with a bunch of products and patents...
...boys at the always-lower-case id (for "in demand") have come up with a novel retail strategy. The disk will contain the first third of the game--and cost just $5. Want more? Call the toll-free number, pay $35 via credit card, and id will unlock the rest...
...State Warren Christopher will return his attention to the Middle East, departing Thursday for Damascus, Jerusalem, Egypt and the West Bank. TIME's Johanna McGeary says Peres thinks Christopher may be able to get the talks moving again: "Peres wants to use the U.S. as a key to unlock the negotiations. Unlike Rabin, whose style was to negotiate by incremental steps, Peres wants to secure a complete agreement. He's saying 'make me an offer.'" The reason, McGeary says, is political: "Peres only has a year before the election. His people think that he can gain a lot by making...
...atlas now lies with the Human Genome Diversity Project (an offshoot of the ambitious Human Genome Project), which was set up by a committee of scientists chaired by Cavalli- Sforza. Its objective is to create a global data base over the next 10 years using the new techniques -- and unlock more secrets of the human gene pool...
There is a certain bond that Yalies feel for each other, born of an experience at once more unifying and similar. The pains of having to unlock seven separate sets of gates to get in, dodging bullets and stepping over used needles to arrive in Yale's cloistered civility instill in students a sharp sense of the duality of responsibility and privilege. This lesson is not wasted. Yalies never take what they have for granted...