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About 30% of Western European homes have cable, compared with 68% in the U.S., and powerful satellite players like News Corp.'s BSkyB and Vivendi's Canal Plus feed signals to 20% of the Continent's TV sets. Gross margins in the cable business hover at about 12%--about a quarter of those in the U.S.--and subscribers outside the U.K. bring in only $13 a month in revenue...
...Fields has few options. The luxury market is getting ever more crowded as automakers, competing for the business of baby boomers entering their peak buying years, launch a slew of new models. Analysts estimate that margins on PAG brands now hover around 1%--compared with almost 9% at BMW--and that narrowing the gap will be a critical factor in how long Fields lasts in this job. At Mazda, he says, "I was very clear about confronting reality, focusing on accountability and execution." It's a game plan he hopes will work as well in London...
...Most of his shots were taken from helicopters, in which he has clocked up more than 3,000 hours. "I'm not really an aerial photographer," he says. "I'm a photographer who uses helicopters." He considers them "magic toys," providing access to remote locations and the ability to hover over a landscape for long periods of time. "With a plane, you just steal the photograph as you fly over." Arthus-Bertrand's environmental journey, which has so far included scores of countries, began in central France, where, as a young man, he managed a nature reserve...
...Calif. Its posh spas, golf courses, restaurants and casinos are much roomier in the off-season. And starting in June, rates at resorts like the plush Miramonte fall from as much as $350 a night in peak season to just $89 a night. There is a catch: average temperatures hover at 105[degrees] and can go as high as 122[degrees] midday. But locals swear the golf courses are still playable in the morning. Families can spend the heat of the afternoon enjoying one of several deluxe water parks or exploring the Palm Springs Desert Museum, famous for its exhibits...
September of senior year: I go to Daedalus with my aforementioned roommate, Tasha, and a boy from the 12th floor of Mather named Michael T. Peller ’02 who resembles a very nice teddy bear. A coterie of young Marines in full dress blues hover near the bar. I can barely contain my excitement and am too nervous to talk to any of them even though bets involving much beer are proffered...