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...period of 2008; sales in the same period were down 11% to just under $1.3 billion. The company has responded by putting in place a restructuring plan that mainly targets operating efficiency in its supply chain. Many financial analysts are lukewarm about the company's prospects because of the weak consumer-spending climate and the tough competition. "Benetton remains under pressure from multiple angles" is how Citigroup phrased it in a research note earlier this year that is typical of Wall Street sentiment. Alessandro in turn is critical of Wall Street and says the family fortunately ignored the advice...
...farmland irrigated, India's entire economic boom is held hostage by the unpredictable monsoon. With much of India's farming areas suffering from drought this year, the government will have a tough time meeting its economic-growth targets. In an August report, Goldman Sachs predicted that this year's weak rains could cause agriculture to contract 2% this fiscal year, making the government's 7% GDP-growth target look "a bit rich." Even Thakare, with his pond, may not have enough water to plant his extra crops this year. Abusaleh Shariff, a senior fellow at IFPRI's New Delhi office...
...Give It Time," Peter Bergen downplays a main requirement for nation-building: significant support from the population [Oct. 12]. He also admits that the Afghan army is still weak. After eight years, when does he expect that it will have the strength and willingness to combat the insurgents--in 10 years, or 20 years? Those of us who served in Vietnam could readily see the same lack of willingness in the South Vietnamese as they mostly refused to put their lives on the line in their war against the North. If the government of a country of 28 million people...
...original portrayal of Richard II cast the ruler as weak, poetic—even feminine—and constantly struggling to live up to his position. The decision by director Meryl H. Federman ’11 to use only female actresses for this production appears to be motivated by this original depiction, and it is a choice that defines the play. The production makes no effort to bring any other new aspects to the script, relying solely on its unorthodox casting to make its claims about femininity...
...which he does not; such is the centrality of his character to the performance’s success. This is due both to the excellence of Kinsley’s performance and to the innovative angle Federman takes on the character. The rest of the play, however, feels weak and generic, failing to explore the themes of either the original play or the masculine/feminine dichotomy the production itself sets up. One of the morals of Richard’s story in the original Shakespeare is that too much femininity is detrimental to kingship. Unfortunately, despite bold direction and excellent performances...