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...just one day after celebrating its listing on the New York Stock Exchange, German electronics giant Siemens announced it would not meet its earlier sales and earnings targets. The firm's Infineon Technologies semiconductor unit was a victim of a global pullback in technology spending, which has sent memory chip prices plummeting. Sweden's Ericsson, owned directly or indirectly by half of that country's population, has announced that it will lose as much as $510 million in the first quarter instead of breaking even as expected, in large part because of the U.S. slowdown...
...which the Oscars have become the Super Bowl for the rest of us is that the tantalizing walk-up is really the show itself, otherwise, you're stuck watching a four-hour, snail-paced foregone conclusion, the only suspenseful element of which is the contents of the chip-dip bowl on your coffee table...
...strong melody line, so a listener will know the song in seconds. It can be purely original or a riff on another song. For example, 'Oops! ... I Did It Again' echoes Barbra Streisand's 'Woman in Love'. And every song should get anyone - even a fat, balding fish-and-chip shop owner, as in the MTV Europe ad - moving to the music...
...find a harsh word for this exhaustive - and later on, truth be told, exhausting - anthology of their work. Music aside, the package is terrific, with an extremely entertaining and informative bio; extensive liner notes chronicling the genesis of each tune, with quotes from the band members and producers (including Chip Douglas, who also produced the Turtles and played bass on the hit "Happy Together); and breakdowns of each session, including the musicians and producers. (Bet you didn't know Neil Young played with them...
...time in the NCAA Tourney, but the league is making strides thanks to its postseason tournament. This year, the league had all of its tournament games televised, including the championship game, which was carried by ESPN. That type of national coverage is what attracts the blue-chip recruits...