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...prime-time network audience will expose the sport to a whole new universe of potential fans, and scrutiny. "This is hugely important for the sport," says Doug DeLuca, chairman of ProElite Inc., the company that is staging the CBS bouts. "MMA has done a great job reaching a hard-core, niche audience. Now, it's time to take it to the next level. All eyes will...
...poaching on Apatow territory, the film matches a glimpse of a healthy penis with a view of the russet pubic moss luxuriating below Miranda's swimsuit line. But there are more male buttocks than female breasts on display here, as if to appeal to the show's other core constituency - gay men. That's fine with me, since gay screenwriters are the last ones who believe that comedy needs verbal wit, that the epigram still has a place in movies. (Though, disappointingly, there are precious few mots in this...
...compared to the U.K.'s $35,300.) What's more, the banks remain fundamentally sound: they have strong deposit ratios and are more profitable than their Nordic peers. First-quarter results suggest the financial climate has started to warm: the three largest banks all reported strong core earnings, with Landsbanki's rising by 27% compared to the same period last year. On May 16, in a show of support, the central banks of Denmark, Norway and Sweden offered to loan Iceland $2.4 billion in emergency credit, doubling the nation's reserves; the krona immediately gained 5% against the euro. Iceland...
...preparation - bolting down your water heater before an earthquake or actually reading the in-flight safety card before takeoff - but also of mental conditioning. Each of us has what I call a "disaster personality," a state of being that takes over in a crisis. It is at the core of who we are. The fact is, we can refine that personality and teach our brains to work more quickly, maybe even more wisely. (See the top 10 news stories...
...McCain, meanwhile, is still formulating his general-election pitch and struggling to build his core team. He is also trying, for the second time in as many years, to create a campaign that can win on a big scale. His previous attempt to run as the institutional candidate, with a projected nine-figure budget, failed spectacularly last July and nearly forced him out of the G.O.P. race. Though his campaign is leaner than his rival's, McCain says he is happy with the progress. "I am pleased with the way the campaign is going," he said just before Memorial...