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...also been warning that Sweden won't get a second chance at joining the euro for at least a decade, hoping to defuse the argument that a no vote is really a "wait-and-see" measure. Turnout is expected to be lower than for normal elections, which should hurt the no side. The yes campaign is hoping the large number of undecided voters will come around to their position at the last minute; that's what happened when Sweden voted to join the European Union in 1994. But for no campaigners like Lowisa Anderzon, the choice is between an independent...
...want to eat tonight?'" says Jean-Louis. "Our cuisine is designed for women." Which means portions that are small bordering on skimpy; no sauces - too fattening; no "plat du jour" - too complicated; and never, ever two garnishes - an inexplicable personal obsession of Jean-Louis'. It doesn't hurt the bottom line either that the Costes own 80% of the operation that makes the 1,800 little rolls and 1,500 pastries the Costes restaurants serve daily, 33% of the company that supplies the smoked salmon and other prepared foods, and 50% of the condiment supplier. All the Costes establishments...
...Iraq, which means replacing seasoned commanders with freshly arrived officers who don't know the country or the troops they are leading. And it is telling enlisted soldiers that they will be spending a year in Iraq, not the six months they expected. This is likely to hurt recruitment and make it tougher to hang on to troops when they consider re-enlisting. Those moves hurt morale in Vietnam and will probably do the same in Iraq...
...TAKE DEEP BREATHS, AND TRY TO LAUGH It can't hurt. --By Jeffrey Kluger
...Weaver has not avoided all the pitfalls. In 2001 the company misjudged demand, and weaker-than-expected sales hurt earnings, which fell to a disappointing $8.9 million in the third quarter of 2001. Weaver chalked it up to the growing pains of a rapidly expanding chain. "Suddenly I realized that all the things I was able to do with 150 stores, I couldn't do at 650," he says...