Word: attractions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Koonin noted, however, that the publicity garnered by the U.S. News & World Report survey will probably help Caltech attract applicants and gain more recognition outside of the West Coast...
...modern megaplex doesn't come cheap. Even though it tends to attract more patrons willing to shell out for those $6 bags of popcorn, each snazzy new location, complete with stadium seating (for unobstructed views) and ear-shattering digital sound, costs in the range of $15 million to $25 million. Moreover, theaters still retain only 50% of ticket revenues, handing the rest over to the studios and relying on concessions for the big bucks. Add to that the fiscal drain of shutting down "older" multiplexes (relics around for a decade), and it's no wonder that the bottom lines...
This last question applies broadly to the presence of celebrities, and many people are asking it. CEOs and athletes have long sought the privacy and comforts of affluent suburbs. But these days ceos are famous enough to attract attention and athletes are wealthy enough to move wherever they want. Movie stars have begun leaving Hollywood for rural spaces, furthering the infiltration of fame. When it arrives, so does the circus...
...celebs made that happen, no doubt. But their impact on less glitzy neighborhoods is unclear. Chappaqua is a rural bedroom community that prizes solitude. Glitz is bad. Yet a sitting President's decision to buy in our town is a ringing endorsement. Real estate agents will trumpet it and attract more potential buyers and prop up values...
...husband?s recent decision to grant clemency to 16 members of a Puerto Rican separatist guerrilla group responsible for terrorist attacks in New York City. The New York Post, for example, accuses President Clinton of freeing the prisoners "for the sole purpose of helping his wife's Senate campaign attract Hispanic votes." But that may be reaching. "Do you see the Puerto Rican community getting excited about this or rushing out to support Hillary?s campaign? Hardly," says Branegan. Armed struggle for independence isn?t exactly a mainstay of New York Puerto Rican politics. "These guys were released because...