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...other new sitcom is "Center of the Universe," a family comedy starring John Goodman, who voices the lead character in NBC's new family sitcom "Father of the Pride." (He plays a lion there, but still.) "Center of the Universe," says Moonves, went over extremely well with test audiences, though that's usually just a synonym for "somebody famous is in the pilot." (CBS's Charlie Sheen hit, "Two and a Half Men," tested well - but so did "Emeril...
...store, Microsoft has been trying too many things at once, critics have long charged. To keep the company focused, Ballmer sliced it into seven supposedly equal and semiautonomous product groups, each with its own CFO. Two of those groups--Windows and Office--account for 62% of revenue and the lion's share of profits. The others deal with mobile devices, business services, entertainment, the Internet (MSN) and server software. Those last two are marginally profitable; the others are optimistic bets on the future. Says Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox: "It's like dealing with two giants and five pygmies." Kevin...
Fronting the tennis industry's new website is a photo of Andy Roddick, the most popular male player in the U.S., roaring like a pinched lion, his right fist pumping. Look closer, and you'll see he might not be celebrating a cross-court winner. The caption reads, "If you are single and looking to meet active people, I definitely would recommend playing tennis." Perhaps Roddick, who recently split with pop singer Mandy Moore, just scored a date. The industry's message to the rest of us: Tennis can turn singles into doubles. Who can blame tennis for serving...
...speaking into the microphone last night, one of the world’s best known actors had to step back from the podium so as not to overwhelm the audience with the deep, resounding voice so well known from films like The Great White Hope, Star Wars, and The Lion King...
...change is long overdue. When the CIA was created in 1947, the Director of Central Intelligence was supposed to become head of all the intelligence networks, government-wide. But over the years the Pentagon created its own intelligence arms, and it now commands the lion's share of intelligence budgets, much of them spent on satellites. CIA directors have complained of this split-screen arrangement for years, noting that they can hardly be responsible for solid intelligence if they don't control the purse strings. Two years ago, Scowcroft, acting as chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board...