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Sakichi Toyoda developed another concept, jidoka, or "automation with a human touch." Think of it as built-in stress detection. At Toyota, that means work stops whenever and wherever a problem occurs. (Any employee can pull a cord to shut down the line if there is a problem.) That way...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Troubles at Toyota | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

DGT: I’ve really looked to working parents as inspiration to figure out how to juggle being a great parent and also doing what I love to do, and it’s hard. You have to find a balance that works best for you and your child...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Dara G. Torres | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

The article predicts that “the divorce will be one of the most spectacular of the coming year.” Ferguson, a professor of history and of businesses administration, is allegedly leaving his wife for Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a notable feminist and intellectual who is a famous...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Ferguson Affair | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

Many Costa Ricans feel that the Arias generation, which did such an impressive job keeping those problems at bay at the end of the 20th century, has let them leach into the country in the 21st. If Chinchilla's winning platform is any indication, rising drug-related violence worries Costa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Costa Rica's Generational and Gender Changes | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

Within the Village walls, the athletes remain blissfully unaware of the social cost that is enabling their Olympic experience, and potential success. They gather in a lounge called the Living Room, a roomy, restored-wood building with a warm, ski-resort feel. Three figure skaters from Great Britain are playing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vancouver's Olympic Village: Let the Bailout Games Begin | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

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