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...most reports, that?s just fine with Armstrong, who will mark the five-year anniversary of his diagnosis this fall. He has said repeatedly he?d rather have the press talking about his triumph over advanced testicular cancer than about his cycling victories, adding that he considers himself a cancer survivor first, and a Tour champion second. That hasn?t kept sportswriters and die-hard cycling fans from bemoaning the American public?s blas? take on Armstrong?s accomplishments. Even this summer, after Lance stunned his competition by shredding the Tour?s two toughest climbing stages, L?Alpe D?Huez...
Okay, so perhaps “absurd” is a bit harsh. That particular situation turned out just fine; my new acquaintance oohed and aahed as I discussed thread count, laughed as I dismissed cotton-polyester blends and smiled politely as I explained the constitution of a Sateen weave. I can only imagine how much she appreciated my candor about the beauty of lavender jacquard. And as for the job itself, it neither promises nor delivers the slightest bit of glamour, but it sure beats the great majority of ways I could be spending my summer...
That's why Princeton Video Image, the company Williams co-founded a decade ago, is suddenly exploding on the Madison Avenue scene. After plowing through $50 million, PVI has fine-tuned a patented computer system that digitally inserts virtual billboards and ads into sporting events and other broadcasts. "We make [advertisers] immune to what people do during the breaks," says Williams, a native Californian with a Ph.D. in physics...
...Directors like Feng are the future of Chinese cinema, and their business is a tricky one. Obscure art-house films were fine back in the day when the directors were coddled with generous government subsidies. But in today's China, filmmakers must scramble for financing. To make matters worse, rampant video piracy is eating into movie profits. Illegal copies of Feng's last hit Sigh, for instance, were available days before the movie's premiere. Ticket revenues have declined by more than 40% since three years ago, and half as many movies are being made today...
...complain, an argument appealing to younger voters who are just starting to pay into the system. They have more experience than their elders in playing the stock market where there can be higher returns. "It's wrong to mislead people with promises of 'trust the government, you'll be fine,'" says Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. "People can do better if they own their own retirement nest...