Short-Term Gains or Long-Term Success?
Valuable and rare resources can only be sources of sustained competitive advantage if rivals cannot obtain or copy them.
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Valuable and rare resources can only be sources of sustained competitive advantage if rivals cannot obtain or copy them.
In short, the fair was a living encyclopedia of human achievement and a carnival of modern wonders, all in one.
trying to justify a hypothesis or prove it true is asking the wrong question, a question that “begs for an authoritarian answer”
If you see changes like discoloration, spots, clamped fins, or swelling, those are the fish’s way of showing distress.
Long-run white-collar labor cost deflation presents a double-edged sword: it can boost profits and enable new pricing strategies, but it also poses risks.
These victories show that voters have at times favored leadership experience outside the courtroom.
Over time, additional rites and prayers were added around this basic framework.
“Yet over time the truth of this adage becomes evident: people often grow through adversity, developing resilience and fortitude.”
Buying **two tickets** effectively lets you spread that fixed fee across both seats, **reducing the fee per ticket**.
I think it’s important to have a good hard failure when you’re young.
The more an approach emphasizes “collective reward” (predefined or team-based) versus “individual claim” (negotiated or strictly performance-based), the more it tends to solidify teamwork.
“Marx’s writings were largely rejected or ignored by mainstream institutions in the 19th century.”
each individual gives up some personal freedom and “optionality” in order to gain the greater good of a stable family.
Designers often gravitate toward rich jewel tones in maximalist spaces because they play well together.
The difference between your winning bid and the second-lowest bid is often called “money left on the table.”
Ultimately, however, a sunrise not only delights the eyes but also rejuvenates the mind and body for the day ahead.
Driving under the influence of marijuana impairs motor skills and reaction time.
Modern chairlift technologies and optimization strategies help resorts achieve high capacity **without** compromising safety or comfort.
He often seems to know exactly what the defense will do and where his teammates will be, well before anyone else does.
As one Indian minister put it at a 1974 UN conference, 'Development is the best contraceptive.'
Indeed, studies show vertical integration reduces exposure to opportunistic supplier behavior, albeit at the cost of high investment and reduced flexibility.
We are invited to embrace the mystery of God and to approach the unknown with both humility and trust.
“redundancy is ambiguous because it seems like a waste if nothing unusual happens. Except that something unusual happens — usually.”
Socrates, the classical Greek philosopher, famously taught by asking questions (the Socratic method) and believed that true wisdom comes from continual inquiry.
The city hosts famous events like the Chinese New Year Parade and one of the largest Pride parades in the nation.
The reason DNA and LLM weights contain such rich, structured information is that they are the product of iterative optimization processes
No matter how much knowledge we accumulate, some elements of randomness will always remain outside our grasp.
These auctions promised to maximize revenue for the state through competitive bids and to introduce transparency in a sector previously plagued by favoritism.