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...your product, your database, logistics and payment services," he says. "We had to compete with Old Economy companies that already had all those things. It was lots of fun and everybody was highly motivated, but you have to have traditional management skills and structure. You can't change basic business rules...
...simplistic accusations that Fong has set Harvard Asian-American students back 10 years. Such attacks stem from a complete failure to appreciate his point that we must strive to live by the truth of our substance rather than blundering down the path of superficiality and falsehood by ignoring the basic human responsibility to be true to oneself...
Your article on what makes Yasser Arafat tick [WORLD, Feb. 26] captured the essence of what has made negotiating for peace in the Middle East so difficult: The immense pressure by Israel and the U.S. on the Palestinian Authority to agree to a settlement that defies the most basic aspirations of its people and leaves a future Palestinian state hobbled and impossible to manage. Bravo on an excellent and responsible piece of reporting! MAZ JADALLAH New York City
...telcos could certainly use one. Now that their basic voice business is becoming a commodity, wireless and other struggling carriers are, in the words of telecom analyst Jeff Kagan, "looking for someone to throw them a life preserver." By the end of the year, many carriers may be offering unified audio messaging (Would you like to hear your e-mail, voice mail or faxes?) or enhanced directory assistance (Driving directions to the nearest Home Depot, anyone?). With the help of location-sensing technology like embedded gps chips in cell phones, you won't even have to explain where...
...first time such a resource has been put together for any country. They are examining hundreds of insects that have never before been studied for forensic purposes. Anderson is also moving beyond bugs to other creatures. In October she submerged six pig carcasses in Howe Sound, hoping to develop basic guidelines for how saltwater animals like crabs and shrimp interact with corpses. Though oceans have always been a favorite dumping ground for bodies, this type of research hadn't been conducted since the 1800s. Anderson's biggest challenge now? Cash. "Most funders like their money to go toward studying live...