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October 29, 2010 | ||
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| COVER STORY Africa: Coke's Last Frontier Sales are flat in developed countries. For Coke to keep growing, Africa is it FEATURES NASA: Lost in Space After 30 years, the Shuttle program will end. How do you outsource the astronaut business? FEATURES Reefer Sadness for Pot Farmers In Northern California's Humboldt County, small marijuana growers find the legalization of their business could be the worst thing that ever happened to them Yahoo Mail Gets Photo, Twitter Features to Help Ward Off Gmail The owner of the biggest Web e-mail program in the U.S. is updating the service to attract more users and stem defections AUTOS Popular Cars May Be Bypassing U.S. Market With the U.S. no longer the world's No. 1 car market, global automakers are looking past regulations and fickle American buyers to target booming emerging markets COMPUTERS Apple Gets Corporate Sales Backup at Unisys Companies and government agencies that buy Apple devices will receive maintenance and other services from Unisys as Apple goes after business users FOCUS ON ENTREPRENEURS, OCTOBER 2010 Entrepreneurs: Struggling to Recruit Software Engineers Startups vie with bigger rivals as demand for programmers returns FOCUS ON ENTREPRENEURS, OCTOBER 2010 States Pour Government Money into Wine Though vineyard profits are scarce, most states see wineries as good tourism investments, so all 50 fund them SMART ANSWERS Marketing a Copycat Product Many businesses exploit the momentum of competitors' innovations. Determining a target market is crucial. So is maintaining consistency in the brand's message U.K. Economy Grows at Double the Forecast Rate Britain's economy expanded by 0.8% in the third quarter and S&P said the nation no longer faces the risk of downgrade, easing pressure for more monetary stimulus Make-or-Break Years Ahead for China As President Hu and Premier Wen choose successors, columnist William Pesek writes, they have a remarkable chance to reform an economy showing signs of strain MANAGEMENT Preventing Election-Season Clashes in the Workplace Business and politics make for a dangerous mix. But can employers bar workers from expressing their opinions in the office, and should they? ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE The Dilemma of the Difficult Employee Do you tolerate bad behavior or just let the person go? How about trying to really help the person? WINE OF THE WEEK Going Dutcher Dutcher Crossing's 2008 Costello Vineyard Chardonnay is a lovely example of how California wineries are losing oak and pursuing elegance FOOD INDUSTRY Yogurt Culture Wars A specialty item just a few years ago, the more robust Greek-style yogurt is fast turning into a supermarket staple. Kraft Foods and General Mills are trying to horn in on the action INNOVATOR Innovator: Adobe Researcher Todor Georgiev With a plenoptic lens and special software, the Adobe researcher can make a blurry photo look crisp even after the shutter's been clicked MANAGEMENT Remaking RSC: From Tumbleweed to Trim Giant Before Erik Olsson took charge of RSC, the equipment rental company lacked efficiency, operating metrics, quality control, and other standard management tools VIEWPOINT End Bailouts—No Ifs, Ands, or Buts With the foreclosure crisis raising jitters about bank losses, Chris Farrell says government should steer clear of further help to ailing financial firms WEALTH William Priest: Following the Cash Flow The founder of Epoch Investment Partners hunts for companies deploying cash in shareholder-friendly ways
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