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...almost identical in size. But in playing style, they have one crucial difference. Crespo's edge over Batistuta is his ability to initiate attacks, not just finish them off. He is given to "dropping back to start movements from down the middle or on the flanks," Bielsa says. Still, this is an underrated quality, perhaps because the Argentine team is already richly endowed with playmakers?none more creative than the midfield genius Juan Sebastian Veron. Bielsa, many commentators suggest, doesn't need an extra goalmaker; he needs a forward who concentrates on the business of slamming the ball into...
Inject me. Bleach me. Laser me. Just don't cut. A crucial lesson in the age of Botox is that a sizable group of women fit somewhere on the vanity scale between Eager Surgery Candidate and Making Do with What God and My Miracle Bra Gave Me. So last spring when a Florida plastic surgeon introduced a device to nonsurgically increase breast tissue using suction, not a few A- and B-cup bosoms heaved with hope. Makers of the Brava bra, which consists of two plastic shells linked by tubes to a suction device, promised an increase...
...veteran video gamer knows, it's not the bad guys that get you; it's the sweat. For anyone who has ever lost crucial points due to a too slippery controller, a company called Nyko has come up with what it thinks is the perfect solution: air-conditioning. The AirFlo plugs into the console and keeps palms nicely ventilated while you play. It will be available for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube in July for $50. That's twice the price of A/C-free controllers, but not any more than most video games. Cool. --By Chris Taylor/ Los Angeles
...dissolution of the high-profile Boston contract was just one factor contributing to Edison's bad week. In an informal inquiry concluded last Tuesday, the SEC said that Edison had omitted crucial information from its filings, allowing it to report revenues from 1999 to 2002 that were 41% to 48% higher than it actually generated. The company had been counting teachers' salaries and other expenses paid by its client school districts and charter-school boards as revenue, even though none of the cash entered Edison's coffers. Because Edison also reported the funds as expenses, its bottom line was accurate...
...take a percentage of assets under management. And some combine several of these approaches. Fee-based planners have the fewest conflicts because they have no incentive to steer you to any particular product or service. But even those planners use insurance agents and others who receive commissions. What's crucial is making sure all fees are fully disclosed so that you know how much you're paying to whom and for what...