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...foreigners, who mostly consume the best the BBC has to offer, like the costume drama Wives and Daughters and the comedy series Absolutely Fabulous, the need for an overhaul might seem less than compelling. But for those who labor in the main offices, Dyke's description of the organization as being overmanaged and underled could seem a euphemism. During his seven-year reign, Dyke's predecessor John Birt created an unpopular and labyrinthine business bureaucracy in which 190 separate units handled interdepartmental dealings, especially those between the program commissioning and production sides. The Birt system was designed to instill accountability...
...patrons at these hotels hope you won't be able to afford them.) Rates are not beyond the reach of most top-executive expense accounts, but don't look for bargains. Biztique hotels in boomtowns like New York and Boston won't even look at you for much less than $400 a night. And XV Beacon's most expensive suite is $1,500. Yet suites at the Hotel Oceana start at a mere $325 a night, and rooms at the Soniat House can be had for as low as $195. But book early, particularly if you have in mind some...
...Less skilled immigrants are filling so many of the jobs that Americans traditionally disdain--dishwasher, gardener, construction day laborer, house cleaner, nanny--that portions of the economy have become heavily dependent on them. Restaurants alone employ 1.4 million immigrants, who make up almost 14% of all their workers. Christina Howard, senior legislative representative of the National Restaurant Association, says eateries will need to add 2 million more jobs by 2010, and "we are absolutely looking to immigration" to help meet that goal...
...benefit increases they will be forced to grant. The vastly underrated American work ethic that prompts the most oddly assorted people to snap up jobs when offered a chance has kept the boom boiling longer than anyone expected. But from now on, putting them on the payroll is less likely to be as cheap...
...their breath analyzed (by blowing into a balloon) soon after they are injected with a tiny dose of a drug that releases carbon particles while it's being broken down by the liver. Very little carbon suggests the body will be slow to metabolize cancer drugs--and that a less toxic dose may be called...