The clean and well-spaced controlstrip above the keyboard and the subtle blue LEDs emanating from the system save the Valkyrie from being flat-out ugly.
As businesses struggle to survive during times of economic contraction, they are often tempted to rein in control and strip away the freedoms afforded by the mission command approach.
Mr. Rothschild meanwhile has assembled a new slate of independent directors with a plan to strip the Bakries of day-to-day control, which he argues would allow the market to value the assets properly.
Suvarnabhumi's international terminal is one long strip with retail outlets distributed throughout, and passengers leaving passport control emerge into the center of a kilometer-long stretch of duty-free shopping.