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...great start while playing against the weakest part of its schedule. Those cynics would be correct. But hey, a great start is a great start, and this team has a chance to finish in the top half of the division for the second year in a row. A good chunk of last year’s scoring is back, as are a pair of very good sophomore goaltenders—one of whom, Kris Mayotte, currently has a 0.97 GAA. And for those of you who are already feeling nostalgic about Leaman, don’t fret: He?...
MICHAEL GRINDON TV Executive As president of Sony Pictures Television International, Grindon, 49, exports American television programs and movies to the rest of the world. A big chunk of the division's $2 billion--plus revenue comes from licensing shows like Dawson's Creek, but the fastest-growing segment of the business is locally produced programming in countries such as Britain, Spain, France, Italy, China and Chile. Sony's first Russian show makes its debut this fall...
Since the fall of Baghdad in April, American officials have scoured the globe in search of Saddam Hussein's legendary fortune. Now they think they have found a big chunk. According to a U.S. estimate, as much as $3 billion in Iraqi assets is sitting in Syrian government--controlled banks, a senior U.S. official tells TIME, and Washington is anxious to determine that the money is not funding violence against Americans in Iraq, or being drawn down by regime officials and supporters...
Sleep experts agree on a number of strategies to help keep kids on a healthy schedule. While it's tempting to reward children with a big chunk of free time after a long day at school, it's better to have them do their homework as early as possible. Says Mary Carskadon of Brown University: "They do need downtime, but it should be closer to bedtime." Parents should avoid overloading the calendar and limit extracurricular sports and lessons to one or two a week. Another thing to avoid is scheduling activities after...
...icons who carry Guitar Center's sales. It's the twentysomething guys with day jobs, weekend gigs and outsize hopes. According to Marty Albertson, Guitar Center's co-chief executive, 43% of the chain's customers are aspiring professional musicians, whose purchases account for 40% of revenues--the largest chunk of any customer group. Among them are strivers like Andrew Geonetta, 27, a singer-songwriter who plays club gigs in Cincinnati, Ohio, a few nights a week and works for an interactive design firm during the day. "I'd love to make a living at making music," says Geonetta...