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Shoppers Cool on Yule? Europe's Christmas shopping season may be a bit less than merry this year. The overall economic outlook is suddenly taking a turn for the worse, as the rising euro chokes growth, and business and consumer confidence across the Continent is weaker than was expected even two months ago. Retailers in Britain are bracing for the worst December in a decade, according to a survey released last week by the Confederation of British Industry; just 12% said they expect sales to be good. In France, shopper sentiment has also slid sharply since September. Some countries' consumers...
...called weak nuclear interaction were a tiny bit stronger or weaker than it is, for example, stars wouldn't blow up in the mammoth supernovas that spread elements like carbon and oxygen out into space--and without those elements, there would be no water and no organic molecules. If the strong nuclear force were just one-half of 1% stronger or weaker, stars could not make carbon or oxygen in the first place. In 1999 Martin Rees postulated that there were "just six numbers" that make life possible, although other theorists have since added several. And because there...
...panel prices drop, so will margins, potentially forcing some weaker players out of the business. There are already signs of a shake-out. In September, Taiwan's Chi Mei Optoelectronics halted construction on a panel factory. Japan's Mitsubishi Electric said it will phase out production of large LCD panels altogether, filling its TV sets with panels made by other companies. Even market leader LG.Philips LCD, a joint venture between Korea's LG Electronics and the Netherlands' Royal Philips Electronics, reported a 15% drop in net profit in the third quarter due to a decline in panel prices. Competition will...
...real-world’ theater. Indeed, Donahue’s prowess extended far beyond mere mise-en-scene. I had been cautioned, prior to attending The Physicists, that Dürrenmatt’s script had its imperfections. However, much to his credit Donahue has eliminated many of its weaker stretches, and the resulting dialogue and plot pacing is excellent for that intervention...
With the Philadelphia road trip looming, the Crimson (8-0, 5-0 Ivy) easily dispatched the weaker Lions...