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...taint of a Broadway also-ran; she was the replacement brought in when Christina Applegate fractured her foot in previews for the Broadway revival of Sweet Charity, then got the shaft when Christina hobbled back onstage faster than anyone expected. But these hard-working, high-kicking troupers earn their ovations the old fashioned way: they showcase the material with solid, energetic professionalism - which is just about right for a show that's a paean to the group ethic of the Broadway stage, where the highest calling for a talented newcomer is the ability to just...
...airing of dirty laundry, has made him frequent tabloid fodder. But on the upside, he shouldn't have too much trouble paying his bills. Sheen, yes THAT Charlie Sheen, is about to become the best-paid actor in a comedy on TV. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Sheen will earn about $350,000 an episode for his role as a smart-mouthed single on CBS's Two and a Half Men. Looks as if being a bachelor will pay off for him on all fronts...
...Mormons--trained in door-to-door evangelism through compulsory missions--proved natural salespeople. "The church provides a network--a real plus factor for MLM companies," says Rory Mahony, general manager of Nature's Way, which sells through health-food and vitamin shops. Under direct-sales plans, independent reps earn commissions for items they sell but also receive payouts by recruiting others to become distributors. The bigger one's network, the better...
...direct sales in that country early next year. (So far, Avon is the only other such U.S. company allowed there.) Nu Skin has poured $100 million into manufacturing plants and opened 150 retail shops in China. But it won't be business as usual. Under the license, Chinese distributors earn commissions on products sold outside stores but won't be paid to recruit other sellers. "The government was not inclined to allow multilevel or tiered compensation," says CEO Truman Hunt...
...decree. He twice dissolved the Parliament, and gave reformers the latitude to abruptly terminate the state's paternalistic support of industry as well as collective and state farms. "No more injections into a wooden leg - no more credits to big state-run industries," Alshanov explains. The message was straightforward: earn or else...