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...original British version, which ran for only 12 episodes and a feature-length special, was a faux-reality series following the daily life of a prim paper mill in Slough, England. Viewers expecting a by-the-numbers experience were pleasantly surprised—shocked, even—to find themselves laughing hysterically at the jaw-dropping antics of David Brent (played by co-creator Ricky Gervais), the regional manager who spends his time obliviously horrifying everyone around...
...course, there are some differences. The BBC benefits from being commercial-free—so Daniels and company were forced to cut the length of the show down about 10 minutes per half-hour. Some jokes are telegraphed to the audience before they occur—marked off by a cough or a smile, little clues that were anathema in the British original...
Daily reports from the scene in Vatican City The New Bishop of Rome Ratzinger Gets a Cold Top 10 Papal Candidates The Conclave's Length Cardinals Do Lunch Chasing Italian Cardinals Reading the Silence The Return of Cardinal...
...plan the opening of four printing plants by year's end, which will bring the nationwide total to 30. He launched an international edition of USA Today last year (15,000 copies sold a day, in Europe and the Middle East) and plans to increase the newspaper's maximum length from 48 pages to 56 in November. Perhaps most important of all, despite USA Today's substantial losses the Gannett Co. chalked up its 71 st straight quarterly rise in profits last month. Its net profit for 1984 was $224 million...
Ultimately, Georgetown crossed the finish line in 5:55.2, narrowly defeating Harvard, which finished in 5:56.7. The margin of victory was just half of a boat length. Delaware came in soon after Harvard, finishing in 5:59.9, and Columbia crossed almost a full 10 seconds behind the victor, coming...