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While playing host to a revolving cast of appraisers, always happy for a little free publicity, Jussel sets up shop for one day in an arena large enough to handle the crush of 10,000 faithful, many of whom line up the night before, with overflowing shopping bags and boxes in tow. In Phoenix, Ariz., two years ago, the crowds were so big that the fire marshal shut the doors before noon. Once inside, everyone gets two items appraised for free, but only 15 to 20 visitors, those with the most interesting pieces and accompanying stories to tell, make...
This yen for privacy has prompted a band of start-ups to open an alternative apothecary in cyberspace. Last week Drugstore.com led by former Microsoft executive Peter Neupert, launched its virtual pharmacy and a selection of 15,000 health and beauty products to a rousing chorus of approval. A crush of visitors overwhelmed the site. Another admirer is online bookseller Amazon.com which said it had acquired 40% of the fledgling company. For Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the investment made sense. He has been on the prowl for other retail businesses that fit Amazon's amazing model, and the health...
...stages and in the movies Cluelessand The Object of My Affection as a likable personality and a credible romantic interest. In his new feature role in the early 80s ensemble film 200 Cigarettes, Rudd plays a lovelorn cynic with the best sideburns since President Van Buren and a secret crush on Courtney Love. Not bad for a guy who has no ambitions of becoming a big Hollywood star; he'd rather just play some darts...
...first I have to clear the countertop. Mail, newspapers, coupons--hey, there's the checkbook--it all goes on top of the dryer. The onion goes into a pot of instant broth along with a few limp carrots and some leftover chicken. The camera trails me as I crush some ice for the toddler, who's teething, and throw a load of whites into the wash...
Thailand, Korea and Indonesia have stopped reforming their banks and other instruments of "crony capitalism," says Courtis, but are still managing to claw back toward growth by a simple strategy: "You crush domestic demand, you crush your currency, so imports collapse and everything goes to the export sector." A year ago, he explains, Korea had zero foreign exchange reserves; today it has $48 billion, equal to 12% of GNP. Thailand's are at 11% of GNP. But this strategy depends crucially on boosting exports to developed countries, particularly the U.S., which will hang on choices made in Washington...