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...admits that only six years ago he'd sunk to a low point. His attempt to make it in the NFL had fizzled and he was living on a "p___-stained mattress" in Alberta, Canada. He says that even now he has few real friends on the WWF circuit. "I like doing things by myself," he tells me. He speaks sincerely of his commitment to learning the acting craft. He reminisces tenderly about the birth of his daughter, whom he describes as being "wrapped up like a burrito." He confesses to me that he suffers from a chronic Dunkin' Donuts...
...says Thompson. "But I was skeptical of the financial model. They need to go well beyond 100,000 homes." Cuban says his customer base through DirecTV is growing 10% to 15% a month, and he's working the retail angle hard--getting 1,000 outlets such as those of Circuit City to play HDNet in stores...
...SURVEILLANCE In the movie, Jodie Foster monitors the bad guys on a bank of closed-circuit TVs. In real life, the video feeds would likely be channeled to one screen. In the film, the surveillance cameras are easily spotted; usually they are camouflaged...
...conservatives would give any columnist pause, Krinsky confronts even more practical considerations each time she attaches her name to an edition of “Sex and the (Elm) City.” As an economics major (translation: concentrator) currently entertaining notions of one day working the I-bank circuit in New York, Krinsky realizes that her ability to discuss sex in print can only hurt her chances of advancing in the reserved and image-conscious world of high finance...
Pahlavi is getting a better hearing on Capitol Hill and on Washington's diplomatic circuit. Until recently his case was easy to dismiss. To Islamic conservatives in Iran, he is a nightmare, while to reformists, he poses the most serious threat of all--an alternative to their milder vision of the Islamic republic...