Word: branch
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...Apple Olive Branch...
Another problem is staffing. Cities like Chengdu don't have enough managers with global experience. HSBC, a company with a vast history in China, opened a branch in Chengdu in 2005 to service corporate customers. It would like to begin retail-banking operations in the city, but a dearth of local talent is one factor holding it back. "It is not easy to find staff who are familiar with foreign operations but also have a good understanding of the local market and customs," says Henry Han, manager of the Chengdu branch...
...industry. Even DeBeers, the dominant producer of mined gemstone diamonds, has acknowledged the la- tent power of synthetic diamonds (the preferred industry term). DeBeers has maintained a small business selling diamond for drills, precision cutting tools and even tweeter domes in stereo systems, but in 2002 it rebranded that branch of its operations Element Six--a sign of its commitment to this fledgling side of the business. "The market for industrial diamond is growing at 10% to 15% per annum," says Element Six spokesman John Caldwell. "We are trying to push the boundaries of uses for diamond...
...sank his teeth into the man's calf. Screaming with pain, the man hopped wildly on one leg, trying to shake the cat off. The others also tried to grab Fluffy, but the agile cat ran out of the house and climbed onto his favorite branch of the magnolia tree. From this safe perch, Fluffy looked at us and mewed. The wounded man was almost demented. He dashed to the tree and shook it. Fluffy hopped up to a higher branch, ran onto the roof of my neighbor's house and disappeared into the night. One of the men said...
...Escalating tensions with the U.S. are sufficiently worrisome that former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is once again leading a drive to contain Ahmadinejad and his political ambitions. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who heads the executive branch in Iran's system, asked Rafsanjani - who was beaten by Ahmadinejad in the last presidential election - to spearhead a similar effort last year, after Ahmadinejad's remarks about Israel sparked an international outcry. That intervention was late and ineffective, but this time Rafsanjani is moving more quickly and aggressively to defuse tensions with the West. The former president has been meeting with...