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...only ones that survive." KSA Technopak's Singhal is also bullish about the future of malls but adds, "It's very likely that quite a few of the new malls will see occupancy rates of only 50%." Far from being tangible evidence of India's new economic vigor, the numerous half-empty malls that look set to dot its landscape will more likely come to be seen as monuments to the country's inability to plan or regulate its growth...
...group has shown alarming vigor in the past six months. Intelligence officials in Manila say they have intercepted explosives that were to be used in two more attempts to bomb passenger ferries departing from Manila for the southern cities of Zamboanga and Davao. In March, police arrested four Abu Sayyaf members in Manila who allegedly admitted they were preparing to blow up one of the city's busiest shopping malls using up to 36 kg of explosives toted in backpacks. (One of the men picked up was alleged SuperFerry bomber Redondo Cain Dellosa, who apparently spent several days before...
There are other things Allen has to talk herself into doing. No extrovert, she regards interviews, awards shows and public appearances as part of her job, and just like the good small-Illinois-town girl she is, she performs them with vigor. But not with any joy. She has been nominated for three Academy Awards but hasn't found the Oscars a life-changing event. "It feels like an evening of business," she says. "On the years when I'm not there, I'm sitting at home going, 'I'm so glad.'" She's careful to work her babe traits...
...room for innovation in basic white goods, introducing, for example, appliances like air conditioners that can be controlled from the Internet. The result: sales reached $4.7 billion last year, more than twice the number when Kim took control. Kim is infusing LG's other businesses with the same vigor. Called a "commander in the field" by executives, he storms about LG's factories and offices poring over details, issuing commands and spurring on the staff by giving them what he terms "stretch goals," or aggressive targets. Awake at 5:30 each morning for a brisk walk, he openly prefers "morning...
...only recent painting done posthumously, this somber J.F.K., from a photo chosen by Jackie, speaks more to his assassination than to his vigor...