"From the day they did the deal, there was an immediate cultural clash," said Jack Sweeney, editor in chief at Consulting Magazine in New York.

In turn McKinsey, like other more traditional consulting firms, has come to emphasize technology, said Jack Sweeney, an editor at Kennedy Information.

Mr. Hoge declined to comment on the talks, as did Jack Sweeney, the Federal mediator.

He was succeeded by Jack Sweeney.

"I have called them the mad scientist of the consulting sector," said Jack Sweeney, an editor at Kennedy Information, which tracks the consulting industry.

The second highest form of Chinese divination, according to Jack Sweeney.

Jack Sweeney, whose father served for more than 35 years, will be in charge of "lateral ventilation," through windows and walls.

"They're not manufacturing a product, so the quickest way for them to cut costs is through head- count" reductions, said Jack Sweeney, the editor of Consulting Magazine.

"We're not sure the market is ready for a paid Spanish-language daily yet," said Jack Sweeney, the publisher of The Houston Chronicle.

"He got very upset at some of the things McKinsey was talking about," says Jack Sweeney, editor of Consulting Magazine.