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...brief set. Bradley smelled something odd. It seemed to be coming from a large metal fence, covered with a blue plastic tarp, which separated the bands from the performers. Then he realized desperate fans were using lighters to burn holes in the tarp so they could get a better look at Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, and the rest...
...True to their advanced age and ideological inclination, the Academy's geriatric Lefties chose as the five nominees for Best Picture films set totally or mostly in the past, when moral lessons could shine with pristine clarity. The members wanted to look back in a kind of rancorous nostalgia - to dedicate this year's selection to the preservation of a political and artistic status quo from the dear dead days of the '50s, '60s and '70s, back when the members were barely pushing...
...Angry Bear (2,447 links) is the product of a half dozen Ph.D economists, an historian, and financial professionals. The writers provide individual perspectives on broad sectors of the economy based on their unique training. They look at topics as varied as worldwide trade and industrial production and US government programs and regulations like Social Security...
...Mervyn's department store chain, Levitz furniture outlet, Steve & Barry's apparel stores, Whitehall Jewelers and Linens n' Things have all shut down. KB Toys, the second largest toy retailer behind Toys R' Us, and Boot Town, a Western clothes outfitter, are running liquidations now, along with Circuit City. Look for more to come. Schaye says Hudson Capital's revenues increased tenfold in 2008. According to Erickson, the Great American Group saw a 300% revenue jump in 2008. He predicts similar growth for the first three months of this year. "The numbers are higher than we ever could have imagined...
...somewhat garish red and yellow posters: Store Closing Sale! Nothing Held Back! Entire Store on Sale! Inside, the discount stickers (30% off for furniture, mobile phone accessories, and cables, 20% off CDs and DVDs, 10% off everything else) and sale rules (no returns, no checks) are ubiquitous. "If we look obnoxious, we're doing our jobs," says Fried, who looks like a cross between Elvis and Elvis - Presley and Costello. "You want the customers to walk in and say, my God, what's going on here?" Shove the numbers in a customer's face, Fried insists, and he'll find...