Word: disarray
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...labels deserve that much because "It's the record companies that find the artists, develop them, record them and pay them," argues Matt Phillips, a spokesman for the British Phonographic Industry. Demands from record labels (and the rise of real tones) could throw current ring-tone business models into disarray. Up until now, mobile operators like Vodafone and Orange have taken around 40% of the ring-tone fee; middlemen like Musiwave and Buongiorno, whose roles range from composing and aggregating songs to delivering them, around 40%; and music publishers - which are sometimes owned by labels and sometimes aren...
Allies Then, Allies Now? The divisive war in the Middle East has left the Atlantic alliance in disarray. Here's how to restore unity...
...troops should also resist the urge to quickly retake those cities still suffering from the recent insurgency. A hasty response with insufficient troops, which cannot adequately provide the security required, could be disastrous. We must now wait before attempting to regain control. Though allowing the cities to remain in disarray is not desirable, we cannot risk further failures and the loss of additional troops. Military strategists should hold off until the occupying powers are really ready to provide an effective security force. And, once in place, they must pursue a policy which does not tolerate those inciting violence against...
...Just months ago, Sri Lanka was enjoying a cease-fire between the government and the Tigers; the economy was growing; and investors were tentatively returning. Those hopes are now on hold?and not just because of Tiger infighting. The government is also in disarray following elections last week in which President Chandrika Kumaratunga's party failed to win a parliamentary majority. Without it, Kumaratunga "cannot do everything stated in her manifesto," says Jeremy Clarke, who heads the International Monetary Fund's Sri Lankan operations. Last week, she found she had insufficient authority to install her choice for Prime Minister, former...
Broadbent’s weekend—combined with Illingworth’s 3-1 victory over No. 1 Yasser El-Halaby of Princeton on Sunday—leaves the top of the rankings in disarray entering this weekend’s CSA Individual Championships...