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...that's saying a lot when one considers the marketing schemes in previous years). In addition to an eight-film collection of his early Paramount features, a six-pack of his later MGM movies, and a month of specials on TV Land, Elvis-mongers are offering a colorized silver dollar, "the Elvis Presley 30th Anniversary Silver Eagle 2007," yours for only $39.95;, and an Elvis edition of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups with "a specially formulated peanut butter and banana crème flavor." Presley-philes in a higher income bracket - Jay Leno's - will want...
...that with our tons of multimillion-dollar weapons and equipment, from tanks to helicopters to drones, we can't seem to defeat the insurgents who have none of this technology? Your sidebar "Moving Mountains" showed that the old weapons and warfare are no longer viable. When a $10 pipe bomb can blow up a humvee or Bradley vehicle, it just shows the whole world that our concept of warfare has been a colossal mistake. Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's plan has turned out to be a waste of lives and treasure. John Holland, Anaheim, Calif...
Linden is also dealing with other disgruntled users. After it booted Marc Bragg over questionable virtual real-estate deals, the Pennsylvania resident sued the company last year for confiscating property worth thousands of dollars. While Linden won't discuss the merits of pending litigation, it's clear that Second Life's virtual assets have actual value. Linden lets users retain the rights to digital imagery they create on-site, and the result is a thriving economy that's as real as it gets. Attorney Stevan Lieberman made $20,000 last year helping Second Lifers file patents, trademarks and copyrights...
...that Bonds has set a new record, 46-year-old McFarlane is getting his checkbook ready. But he says 756 is not even close to a million-dollar ball, and is not his primary target. Before Bonds hit his record-breaking homer, McFarlane talked with Michael Grunwald about the ball he really wants, what he really thinks about Bonds, and his love of the chase...
...deal with it on this scale before: thanks primarily to its thriving export industries, China has $1.4 trillion (and counting) in its pocket and has to put it somewhere. For years, the investment of choice has been the riskless solidity of U.S. Treasury bonds. But as the dollar drops and higher returns can be gained elsewhere, China has begun to eye more alluring places to stash some of its cash...