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...wave of do-it-yourself home medical tests that will check everything from your blood pressure to your HIV status. In an age of managed care and skyrocketing doctor's fees, this niche market is rapidly growing into a multibillion-dollar industry. But before you fork over the cash for an "easy to use" kit, you had better take a look at the fine print...
Brett Herbst designed his first cornfield maze in 1996 in American Fork, Utah. It drew 18,000 people in its first three weeks. Now he designs mazes around the country for about $30,000 apiece. "I've got orders for 100 this year alone," he says. He devises the pattern for a five- or six-acre maze on a computer, plants corn that grows more than 6 ft. tall, then uses a herbicide to form the twists and turns of the design. Weather permitting, of course. A bad season can thwart plans and turn the maze into a bust...
Green is now at that golden fork in his career. His first test comes in May, when he is to direct a science-fiction film from someone else's script. "I've got a lot of films I want to make," he says, "and not all of them are intimate or low-cost. I know that if you get smart people and name talent attached, you can make something a little more ambitious. But there's a big part of me that wants to have ultimate, intimate control over what I'm doing. Those are stranger movies. They're going...
...well. Shares of EM.TV bottomed out at about $3.75, down from last February's high of $111.60. Allegations flew that insiders had unloaded shares before revealing the true state of the firm's finances. "A lot of old-style owners think small shareholders are just there to fork out money and go away," says Mark Tungler, a lawyer with the German Shareholder Protection Association, which is preparing a lawsuit against the Haffas. "Well, the rules have changed...
...Lift your fork with your right hand, tines down, spear your chicken, cut down and to the left, down and to the left, switch your fork hand, put chicken in your mouth, replace the fork between twelve and four o' clock on your plate," she instructed while pacing amongst the tables...