Word: briskly
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...with the same vigor. Called a "commander in the field" by executives, he storms about LG's factories and offices poring over details, issuing commands and spurring on the staff by giving them what he terms "stretch goals," or aggressive targets. Awake at 5:30 each morning for a brisk walk, he openly prefers "morning people" and holds 7 a.m. breakfast meetings with top executives. "I don't like the expression 'nice,'" Kim says. "I don't want LG to be perceived as nice. None of the great companies in the world are nice." Kim's relentless nature...
...launchpad for returning the once-mighty Tories to government. There's no doubt that the party's good local election results owe much to his efforts. After winning the leadership last November, he re-energized party workers, quelled squabbling in the shadow cabinet, and established a reputation for brisk competence that has made him a credible contender for Prime Minister - especially since 61% of voters in a recent MORI survey disapproved of Blair's job performance. Howard's appeal was evident early this month on a campaign stop in Eastbourne, on England's south coast, when he propelled himself...
...Many would say (and I wouldn't disagree) that the real star on stage is Fisher, who at 51 still has the brisk, charming air of every coed's favorite professor. He gets the first applause, as he strides to the podium to lead the musicians in the show's overture, and the last cheers after the performers' curtain calls, as the orchestra plays a few final airs - the capper to a beautiful evening. Fisher is the one who has worked with the arrangers to locate the score (or to reimagine what it might have been), who has rehearsed...
Just about everything plays better this time. The production team, headed by designer Stuart Craig, has stopped pausing to admire its handiwork and splashed splendid images on the screen at a brisk pace. Azkaban conjures up a purple triple-decker bus (it can instantly slim itself to pass between two vehicles), a Monster Book of Monsters (it snarls at Harry, then scoots under his bed) and Buckbeak the hippogriff (a wonderfully realistic creature with an unpredictable personality). And does it all without preening...
That said, there is a scenario in which you might want to sell. Because the run-up in real estate has been so brisk, this asset class may now occupy too much of your overall investment mix. Excluding the roof over your head, a reasonable allocation to real estate is 5% to 10%. In the past 10 years, a portfolio of half bonds and half stocks would have turned $10,000 into $30,056. But a portfolio of 10% REITs, 49% stocks and 41% bonds would have risen...