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...company's chopstick-optional culinary formula, combined with an upscale ambiance and prime locations, has resonated well with customers and investors since the company went public in 1998. There are now 194 bistros in 39 U.S. states, along with 164 outlets of its more casual line of restaurants, Pei Wei Asian Diner, which launched in 2000. But as with many restaurant chains, the recession slowed the pace of expansion after consumers started ordering cheaper dishes and cooking for themselves at home. The stock fell to an eight-year low of $15 in November 2008 (it has since rebounded to roughly...
While his colleagues respected him for his eclectic approach to problem-solving, they all fondly recalled the influence Lagakos’s leadership had beyond the workplace. “I’m going to miss him dearly as a friend,” said Lee-Jen Wei, a professor of biostatistics, whose sons were also good friends with Lagakos?...
...kind of person who could not say ‘no,’” Wei added. “If I said ‘no’ to him, he’d probably want to figure out why. Most of the time, he was right...
Former economics graduate student Wei Gu sent a nearly 2,500 word e-mail Friday morning that alleged that she had been the victim of “significant discrimination and misconducts” at the hands of professors and administrators at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and the University...
...illicit activity, claimed the regime, compelled it to invade Kokang turf, even though the warlord's business proclivities had been an open secret for years. Indeed, both the Eastern Shan and Wa are also believed to have financed themselves through such shady means; the latter's southern commander, Wei Hsueh-kang, has been singled out by the U.S. Treasury Department as a major drug trafficker. Indeed, one battle-avoiding option for the junta is luring corrupt ethnic elders to its side. "Divide-and-conquer tactics are the SPDC's best friend," says KIA Brigadier General Gun Maw. (Read about...