Word: appearances
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...audience, leaving me to marvel at how much braver children have become since I was five. As usual, the movie makes a few nods to the 18- to 35-year-olds in the audience. One of the highlights is a sequence in which two gay pigeons appear with their personal assistant, Billy, in tow. They pitch an episode idea to Bolt: aliens. When they think he’s on board, one of the pigeons frantically whispers to the other, “Don’t freak out, this is how you blew it with Nemo...
...squads consistently appear in the national rankings, and I believe that fans and players alike would have no problem extending the season a few more weeks to give the teams they support and play for the opportunity to prove their mettle against the top competition in the country...
...Next step: cash in. The hit U.K. show is already seen in more than 100 countries, from Norway to New Zealand, South Africa to Saudi Arabia; its global audience stands somewhere near 500 million. Almost two dozen local editions of the Top Gear magazine - a best seller in Britain - appear on newsstands worldwide. And foreign versions of the program are next. In September, Australian broadcaster SBS aired the first of eight episodes of its own edition of Top Gear. A pilot of a U.S. version is already in the can, and a Russian series is set to air early next...
...most cases, the vessel's owners simply pay a ransom. Yet the threat of falling prey to pirates has not deterred shipping companies. Though some have changed their routes to avoid the Gulf of Aden, with the global economic downturn threatening to drive down demand for their services, they appear willing to risk the occasional ransom payment in order to stay in business. Nor are they transferring the cost to customers. Tony Mason, secretary-general of the London-based International Chamber of Shipping, says the pirate attacks have not pushed shipping rates significantly higher...
...enthusiasm is apparently contagious. Since he started the act in February, the number of daily hits on his professional website jumped from 200 to 100,000. Last month, Notchi only had seven days in which he did not appear on Japanese television. (This time last year, he only had seven days of work booked - total.) And he's winning some big fans. When Notchi met Will Smith on a popular afternoon TV show in August, Smith told him, "I will vote...