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...time.'" Bound and blindfolded, Mohsen was taken to the Islamic courts of Muqtada al-Sadr, the most militant cleric in the holy city of Najaf, where he was beaten with a police baton and held in an underground prison for 16 days, until his commanding officer negotiated a $200 fee for his release...
...helpless against it. "Disney is trying to use the leverage they have with ESPN to make up for all the other businesses that may be troubled at this time," complained Pat Esser, COO of Cox Communications, the fourth largest U.S. operator (6.5 million subscribers), as its latest round of fee negotiations with ESPN began. The two sides are still talking, but Esser has argued that ESPN puts an unfair amount of pressure on consumers' cable fees. "They're trying to overcharge my customer, and that's just not right," he said. Cox pays $2.61 per subscriber monthly to carry...
...tired of viewing the same old sitcoms and reality shows on TV but don't want to pay a big monthly fee for premium cable or satellite offerings, a new service called Akimbo may tempt you. For just $10 a month starting this spring, Akimbo will deliver programs ranging from independent films to foreign-language news to rock-climbing videos. Akimbo sends the video feed over a broadband Internet connection to your Akimbo player ($199). You can choose from 10,000 hours of programming and store up to 200 hours on your player at a time...
Bonnheim’s increased motivation costs her $119 a month—a 10 percent student discount from the $132 general monthly fee—plus a $49 initial fee. But she said there are some perks to the cost, including a free personal training session and nice locker rooms and showers...
...have a roster of clients yet. On a rainy Tuesday, over hot chocolate at Starbucks, she tests her interviewing skills on college friend Pete Gelling. Richardson wants to market to young singles, but many of her peers--including Gelling, an aspiring journalist--can't afford the $350 introductory fee or the $75 monthly charges the school recommends. "If I had a job, I'd do it, though," says Gelling, 24. Most of their friends have profiles on Internet sites like Nerve and Friendster and see little shame in matchmaking. "Even when you're our age, it's hard to meet...