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...Stanford challenge Harvard? That may all depend on whether the information superhighway hits a dead end--or keeps going forever...
Worse yet, many e-tailers depend solely on cheap prices to lure and hold fickle customers. That just deepens red ink without preventing shoppers from hopping to other sites with deeper discounts--to say nothing of auction venues like eBay. Online retailing "is not about the lowest price anymore," says Josh Goldman, the CEO of mySimon, a comparison-shopping site that describes more than 2,000 e-stores. What customers prize more, he says, are bells and whistles such as instant messaging, access to product specialists, and e-mail alerts of upcoming deals...
...These films did not emerge whole from the minds of their creators alone. Like all films, these do depend on a network of support. "Film is an artform that demands a network, a support system," notes Rice. "You need money, equipment, people to show the work to. The artform that is closest to film is architecture. It's a massive undertaking." Organizations like the Boston Film/Video Foundation (which produces the festival) provide a network of material resources that support independent projects. But, as Rice points out, film demands an audience like no other artform. It is hard to find...
...Free market conservatives on Capitol Hill, for example, believe the IMF has come to function as a safety net for bad investment decisions, and that investors and governments will continue acting recklessly as long as they can depend on a bailout...
...have a lot of good pitchers and a lot of strong arm, especially the young guys," Lentz said. "It's important to get them on the mound. Our depth on the mound is going to depend on how fast our freshman develop...