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...tricky task of luring advertisers. Deprived of an income from newsstand sales, both free sheets are at the mercy of an advertising market that's "not in great shape," says Alex DeGroote, media analyst at London stockbrokers Panmure Gordon. British papers' share of overall British ad spending is expected to drop to 34% this year, down from 40% 10 years ago. But there are bright spots: free from the heavy reliance on classified ads that the Internet is poaching from regional titles, Associated's morning Metro boasts advertising growth just shy of 10%. "We're bucking the trend," Auckland says...
Experts will tell you that the hole was punched by the plane's fuselage, not its wings, which sheared off on impact. But then what happened to the wings? And the tail and the engines? Images of the crash site show hardly any of the wreckage you would expect from a building that's been rammed by a commercial jet. The lawn, where the plane supposedly dragged a wing on approach, is practically pristine. The plane supposedly clipped five lampposts on its way in, but the lampposts in question show surprisingly little damage. And could Hani Hanjour, the man supposedly...
None of the candidates in a Security Council straw poll held in July--they hail from India, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand--are seen as real contenders. A straw poll expected later this month should feature new and prominent names. Says a senior U.N. official: "The most important countries don't seem to like the horses in the starting gate, so they'll have to roam the paddocks looking for better material." Insiders expect Prince Zeid al-Hussein, Jordan's U.N. envoy, to declare, though handicappers note that an Arab might be viewed as insufficiently impartial, given the turmoil...
...average consumer expect insurance coverage to change post-Katrina...
...average consumer can expect very little change. But if you live in Florida, it's going to be a very difficult situation in terms of the availability of insurance and the price of insurance. If you live in some of the exposed areas of Georgia or the Atlantic seaboard, insurance is going to be much more expensive...