Some of that is built into computer programming, and some of it is drilled into the operators' heads.
Analysts said there would be a dramatic slimming down of the care homes operator, headed by chief executive Jamie Buchan.
Last month CheckUps, a clinic operator headed by Jack D. Tawil, a New York businessman, ran out of money and closed its operations in 23 Wal-Mart stores in four Southern states.
Comcast, the largest U.S. cable operator, headed by Brian L. Roberts Brian L. Roberts, inherited the stake when it purchased AT&T 's cable systems in 2002 but said it always intended to dispose of it.
The other great thrill of those open-air markets is the discovery of rural producers, often sole operators, who head into town to sell their speciality: organic vegetables, a few goats' cheeses, whatever.
Because he was an operator himself, he could fill in for his operating heads when they ran into trouble.
'Blood everywhere!' " The accident gashed the camera operator's head, and yet the man wanted to continue shooting, Mr. Brooks said.
Service Corporation International, one of the world's largest funeral homes and cemetery operators, is headed by a Bush family friend and campaign contributor, Robert Waltrip.
A graphics operator, covered head to toe in black cloth, sat in a darkened cabin and moved chess pieces around a glass board in sync with the commentary.
The telepresence robot, nicknamed Andy after university founder Andrew Carnegie, can be controlled by an operator's head.
