A passenger waits at the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport in southern England October 21, 2009. Spain's Grupo Ferrovial , under pressure to reduce its dominance in UK airports, has agreed to sell London's Gatwick for a smaller-than-expected 1.51 billion pounds ($2.46 billion) to a consortium involving Credit Suisse and General Electric. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

A passenger waits at the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport in southern England October 21, 2009. Spain's Grupo Ferrovial , under pressure to reduce its dominance in UK airports, has agreed to sell London's Gatwick for a smaller-than-expected 1.51 billion pounds ($2.46 billion) to a consortium involving Credit Suisse and General Electric.

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  1. In this photo relesed by General Electric, GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt unveils GE Healthcare's new Vscan, a pocket-sized ultrasound device, at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009.
  2. At the General Electric news conference announcing a new high-tech energy-efficient front-loading washer-dryer to be built in Louisvile, was GE's general manager for appliance manufacturing, Dirk Bowman, center, surrounded by, from left to right, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, Louisvillle Mayor Jerry Abramson, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and IUE-CWA Local 761 union president Jerry Carney in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14, 2009.
  3. Workers recycle metal on the site of Virtua Health's Vorhees replacement hospital in Vorhees, New Jersey November 19, 2009. Virtua Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital chain, had a problem. Scheduled caesarean sections were running behind schedule -- from one to two hours on a good day to as much as eight to 10 when things really got backed up. Enter General Electric Co. The largest U.S. conglomerate is bringing its corporate arsenal of efficiency tools, like Six Sigma with its "black belt" experts who make factories run more smoothly, to the world of white coats and stethoscopes. They are the ones who helped Virtua clean up its scheduling mess. Picture taken November 19, 2009. To match Special Report USA-HEALTHCARE/GE.
  4. Virtua Health's Vorhees replacement hospital is currently under construction in Vorhees, New Jersey November 19, 2009. Virtua Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital chain, had a problem. Scheduled caesarean sections were running behind schedule -- from one to two hours on a good day to as much as eight to 10 when things really got backed up. Enter General Electric Co. The largest U.S. conglomerate is bringing its corporate arsenal of efficiency tools, like Six Sigma with its "black belt" experts who make factories run more smoothly, to the world of white coats and stethoscopes. They are the ones who helped Virtua clean up its scheduling mess. Picture taken November 19, 2009. To match Special Report USA-HEALTHCARE/GE.
  5. Virtua Health's vice president Barry Graf (R) and management engineeer Tejas Gandhi stand in a mock maternity room for the Vorhees replacement hospital at the Virtua Health facility in Vorhees, New Jersey November 19, 2009. Virtua Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital chain, had a problem. Scheduled caesarean sections were running behind schedule -- from one to two hours on a good day to as much as eight to 10 when things really got backed up. Enter General Electric Co. The largest U.S. conglomerate is bringing its corporate arsenal of efficiency tools, like Six Sigma with its "black belt" experts who make factories run more smoothly, to the world of white coats and stethoscopes. They are the ones who helped Virtua clean up its scheduling mess. Picture taken November 19, 2009. To match Special Report USA-HEALTHCARE/GE.
  6. Virtua Health's vice president of ambulatory services and strategic partnerships Terry Ricca speaks during an interview at the Virtua Health facility in Vorhees, New Jersey November 19, 2009. Virtua Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital chain, had a problem. Scheduled caesarean sections were running behind schedule -- from one to two hours on a good day to as much as eight to 10 when things really got backed up. Enter General Electric Co. The largest U.S. conglomerate is bringing its corporate arsenal of efficiency tools, like Six Sigma with its "black belt" experts who make factories run more smoothly, to the world of white coats and stethoscopes. They are the ones who helped Virtua clean up its scheduling mess. Picture taken November 19, 2009. To match Special Report USA-HEALTHCARE/GE.
  7. A nurse feeds a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Virtua Health facility in Vorhees, New Jersey, November 19, 2009. Virtua Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital chain, had a problem. Scheduled caesarean sections were running behind schedule -- from one to two hours on a good day to as much as eight to 10 when things really got backed up. Enter General Electric Co. The largest U.S. conglomerate is bringing its corporate arsenal of efficiency tools, like Six Sigma with its "black belt" experts who make factories run more smoothly, to the world of white coats and stethoscopes. They are the ones who helped Virtua clean up its scheduling mess. Picture taken November 19, 2009. To match Special Report USA-HEALTHCARE/GE.
  8. Services supervisor Ramona Nieves demonstrates the difficulty in locating a product in the old storage room at the Virtua Health facility in Vorhees, New Jersey November 19, 2009. Virtua Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital chain, had a problem. Scheduled caesarean sections were running behind schedule -- from one to two hours on a good day to as much as eight to 10 when things really got backed up. Enter General Electric Co. The largest U.S. conglomerate is bringing its corporate arsenal of efficiency tools, like Six Sigma with its "black belt" experts who make factories run more smoothly, to the world of white coats and stethoscopes. They are the ones who helped Virtua clean up its scheduling mess. To match Special Report USA-HEALTHCARE/GE.
  9. A passenger waits at the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport in southern England October 21, 2009. Spain's Grupo Ferrovial , under pressure to reduce its dominance in UK airports, has agreed to sell London's Gatwick for a smaller-than-expected 1.51 billion pounds ($2.46 billion) to a consortium involving Credit Suisse and General Electric.
  10. A passenger arrives at the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport in southern England October 21, 2009. Spain's Grupo Ferrovial , under pressure to reduce its dominance in UK airports, has agreed to sell London's Gatwick for a smaller-than-expected 1.51 billion pounds ($2.46 billion) to a consortium involving Credit Suisse and General Electric.
  11. An aircraft takes off from Gatwick Airport in southern England October 21, 2009. Spain's Grupo Ferrovial, under pressure to reduce its dominance in UK airports, has agreed to sell London's Gatwick for a smaller-than-expected 1.51 billion pounds ($2.46 billion) to a consortium involving Credit Suisse and General Electric.
  12. Passengers queue in the departure hall at Gatwick Airport in southern England October 21, 2009. Spain's Grupo Ferrovial, under pressure to reduce its dominance in UK airports, has agreed to sell London's Gatwick for a smaller-than-expected 1.51 billion pounds ($2.46 billion) to a consortium involving Credit Suisse and General Electric.

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