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...Asia Pacific region. "Japan has not evolved into a postindustrial econ-omy. Its dominant role in manufacturing isn't sustainable, not with countries like China gradually taking over this role." According to a recent study by the Japan Research Institute, an economic think tank, if Japanese companies continue to shift production to China at the rate they are now, Japan's envied $48.96 billion trade surplus will slip away entirely and become a deficit within five years. "Japan has to move up the economic ladder, and shift trade from goods to services and intellectual property," Xie says, "unless it wants...
...Conspicuously silent on the flooding, as she has been in all affairs since taking office, President Megawati Sukarnoputri could have filled a leadership void but instead tried to shift the blame on the press for being too critical of the administration's sluggish response. With the government preoccupied with stemming the rising tide of public complaints, social and religious groups have had to pick up the slack, delivering instant noodles, rice, medicine, blankets and clothing to thousands of the city's 12 million residents unable to return home. Belatedly, the Governor freed up $50 million in aid but few believe...
Average number of pizza slices eaten by bakers each shift...
Although a successful approach to grade inflation will certainly result in a reduction in the average student GPA, that reduction must not itself be the goal. Instead, Harvard should aim to reform its grading policies so that grades better serve their original intent; a shift in the overall grade distribution will come as a corollary of that process...
...city--the state capital, with a population of some 182,000--now has one of the most liberal mayors in the country. Change is coming from the top down, as church leaders see the value in greater openness, and from the bottom up, as the state's demographics shift toward a more diverse...