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Pencil pushing, however, is not even the biggest source of anxiety. Unlike most colleges, the bulk of medical schools require on-campus interviews with students whom they are seriously considering...
...producers of this mountain of missives call it direct mail or mail order. The U.S. Postal Service refers to the onslaught as "bulk business mail." But to most people the deluge of material that descends on them each year is just plain junk mail, a typically American sobriquet that recognizes its vast and disorderly variety, its cheeky aggressiveness and its easy ability to raise hackles. Whatever its name, it is an extraordinary by-product of democratic civilization. Catalogs, catalogs, catalogs. Political flyers. Charitable solicitations. Environmental entreaties (on recycled paper, naturally). Sweepstakes packets. Magazine subscription offers. Investment brochures. Anything...
...always believed Shogun was close to it. The 1975 novel sold 15 million copies worldwide. The ; 12-hour TV version, seen by more than 130 million in the U.S., was the nation's fourth most watched mini-series ever, and proved just as popular in Japan (whence came the bulk of the musical's financing). Says Clavell: "It's got a love story and, obviously, opportunities for high adventure. In production values it should compare quite favorably with Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera." So he financed the start-up and even now remains a principal investor...
After some rocky debates over responsibility for cost overruns, the international consortium of banks that provided the bulk of the financing for the project has agreed to put up an extra $6 billion to complete the project, which will have a total cost of $14.7 billion. In addition, $1 billion will be raised this month from a share offering...
...more for service that is of a decreasing quality." In the long run, the industry will regain its strength. Boeing chairman Frank Shrontz, who enjoys a bird's-eye view of the business, maintains that passenger-traffic growth will average 5% or more for the next 15 years. The bulk of that growth, though, is likely to be carried by the Big Four...