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- unpredictable and swift changes in an organization's external or internal environments which affect its performance. The late 20th century was considered a turbulent environment for business because of the rapid...
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- Turbulence sends dollar to record low, gold and oil to all-time highs
- LONDON AFP — The dollar plunged to a new trough against the euro Monday, undermined by the collapse of US bank Bear Stearns, which powered oil and gold to record heights as investors sought refuge from turbulence. Equity markets in Asia and Europe also took a drubbing on fears...
- Research articles 2008-03-17
- In talks with U.S. diplomat, Kenyan president offers unity
- NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya's president is ready to form "a government of national unity" to help resolve disputed elections that caused deadly riots, the government said Saturday as police and residents battled with guns and machetes in a Nairobi slum. At least one man was shot dead, witnesses...
- Research articles 2008-01-05
- The Oracle Reveals All
- Jon Meacham and Daniel Gross Did the Fed cause the real-estate bubble to burst? Are we entering a recession? And who should be our next president? A candid conversation. Having retired, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan is no longer required to testify at length before...
- Research articles 2007-09-24
- Helping Aircraft Avoid Turbulence
- A new turbulence detection system now under test is alerting pilots to patches of rough air as they fly through clouds. The system, designed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research NCAR and tested by United Airlines on commercial flights, is designed to better protect passengers...
- Research articles 2007-09-17
- Where to be and what to watch...
- By Michael Malone Monday, April 24 As they say, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But hopefully, you can sneak a little knowledge out of Sin City after the NAB show this year. Speakers include everyone...
- Research articles 2006-04-24
- Ocean spray lubricates winds.(HeadlineScience)
- According to a new study by two University of California, Berkeley, mathematicians and their Russian colleague, the water droplets kicked up by rough seas serve to lubricate the swirling winds of hurricanes and cyclones, letting them build to speeds approaching 200 miles per hour. Without the...
- Research articles 2005-09-01
- Arroyo vows to fight back as coup rumors hit Philippine markets
- MANILA AFP — Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has vowed to fight back against plotters she said were trying to bring down her government as rumours about a possible coup hit financial markets hard. As stocks fell nearly three percent and the armed forces put troops in Manila on alert,...
- Research articles 2005-06-09
- Turbulence threatens jet plant's landing in South Carolina.
- By Jim DuPlessis, The State, Columbia, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 8--South Carolina's dreams of a major aircraft parts plant are hitched to the wings of a Dallas company that has been losing money, plans to close two plants and has...
- Research articles 2004-10-08
- News transcript. Page 1 of 2.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-10 December 2003-US DOD: News transcript. Page 1 of 2.C1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12092003 DoD News Briefing; Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld SEC. RUMSFELD: Good afternoon. First, let me express the chairman and my condolences...
- Research articles 2003-12-10
- Turbulence travels the world.
- Apr 09, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) The global aviation industry is facing the toughest of times. It is coping with a massive passenger downturn, due to the fear of terrorism, the war in Iraq and the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome...
- Research articles 2003-04-10
- From twinkling stars to theater missile defense
- Understanding the optical turbulence phenomenon. AFRL's Space Vehicles Directorate, Battlespace Environment Division, Tactical Environment Support Branch, Hanscom AFB MA The Space Vehicles Directorate, in collaboration with the Airborne Laser ABL Program Office collected data in the measurement and understanding of atmospheric optical turbulence. Optical turbulence, or fluctuations of the index...
- Research articles 2001-03-01
- Pep up your PEP
- They may be closed to new money but there's still a lot you can do to keep PEPs an active part of your portfolio. Amid all the fuss and hype over ISAs, it can be easy to forget about PEPs. Although it has been impossible to take out a...
- Research articles 2001-03-01
- Turbulence affects KLM flight bound for Japan
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
- Research articles 2007-05-31
- Otto or not, here it comes
- The dominant car-engine combustion process of the last century, the Otto cycle, is spawning variants and, in some instances, entirely new ignition schemes. By Paul Sharke, Associate Editor AS AN AUTOMOBILE MOVER, the Otto cycle engine seems bound for extinction, its critics say Meanwhile, backers of alternative...
- Research articles 2000-06-01
- Otto or not, here it comes.(Statistical Data Included)
- The dominant car-engine combustion process of the last century, the Otto cycle, is spawning variants--and, in some instances, entirely new ignition schemes. AS AN AUTOMOBILE MOVER, the Otto cycle engine seems bound for extinction, its critics say. Meanwhile, backers of alternative systems proclaim...
- Research articles 2000-06-01
- Asia remains unstable.
- The financial crisis gripping most of Asia has weakened many of the region's economies, not only economically but also politically and socially. Their economic and financial difficulties are not only bringing social effects but are undermining their political stability as well. In Indonesia, millions face the prospect of unemployment and...
- Research articles 1998-07-01
- One Internet alternative: fiber-optic networks
- From his office in Urbana, Ill., Michael L. Norman, an astronomy professor, logs on the Internet every day for byte-sized messaging with colleagues and sending and receiving text -- the way millions of Americans do. But the Internet is inadequate to handle Norman's main work of modeling the universe. ...
- Research articles 1997-01-30
- Turbulence injures Delta Air Lines passengers
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
- Research articles 2002-11-18
- Turbulence injures five people on Delta Air Lines flight
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
- Research articles 2002-04-22
- WHERE WILL BOEING LAND?(speculation on location of new corporate headquarters)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- PENDING HEADQUARTERS MOVE GENERATES SOME TURBULENCE PENDING HEADQUARTERS MOVE GENERATES SOME TURBULENCE
- Research articles 2001-05-07
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