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Then one day I turned 25, turned on BET and realized that the music that marked my identity suddenly had nothing to say to me. I polled my friends and came to the conclusion that I was part of a lost generation--rabid African-American rap fans who had sadly concluded that the soundtrack of their lives was scratched. Most of them self-medicated with Alicia Keys or soft jazz. Others simply turned off the radio completely, preferring to replay the hits of their youth, hoping to recapture the moment they first mastered the snake or the cabbage patch...
Gimmicky? You bet. But the program, in stark contrast to shows like the staid, departed Wall Street Week, is a clear success. Mad Money has boosted viewership in its 6 p.m. E.T., weekday slot 74%, to 176,000, and is on an upward trajectory. Cramer has the network's highest-rated program in a slot that had been home to its lowest. Pleads program developer Susan Krakower: "Find me another Cramer, please...
...www.badruttspalace.com). The tiny Swiss village owes a lot to Johannes Badrutt. Originally a summer retreat, St. Moritz's winter potential was only realized in 1864, when Badrutt, owner of a small local hotel, told four disbelieving English hikers that winter was so warm people were in shirtsleeves. He bet them that if they returned for Christmas and proved him wrong he would pay all their travel expenses. If right, Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments...
...www.badruttspalace.com). The tiny Swiss village owes a lot to Johannes Badrutt. Originally a summer retreat, St. Moritz's winter potential was only realized in 1864, when Badrutt, owner of a small local hotel, told four disbelieving English hikers that winter was so warm people were in shirtsleeves. He bet them that if they returned for Christmas and proved him wrong he would pay all their travel expenses. If right, they could stay as guests until spring. He won the bet?the hikers stayed, and the word spread. Skiing at St. Moritz has been a sought-after winter break ever since...
Blood is not specific about where they will invest but theorizes, for instance, that BP might have an edge over other oil companies, thanks to its interest in green technologies; Costco would be a better long-term bet than Wal-Mart because it keeps its workers happier. He and Gore even see potential for making money fighting international scourges like AIDS and malaria. "There are risks associated with these issues," says Blood, "but they are also opportunities if businesses can think about them...