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...quarter which was more than any of the estimates of sane analysts. This GDP drop followed a drop of 6.3% in the last quarter of 2008. Experts tried to calm the masses by saying that some of the fall-off was due to a dip in inventories. That could mean that as those inventories are replenished in this quarter, economic activity will pick up. The logic is circular to the extent that a poor GDP figure is a sign that the economy may not pick up and hence, inventories will not be replaced...
...dollar value. "It can double for almost anything. You can make one of the lakes look like an ocean. You can do rural. You can do gritty urban." (In Betty Anne Waters, the state also stands in for Boston and part of Rhode Island.) Shooting in Michigan can mean fewer headaches as well. "To shut down major Chicago streets or take over an office building on a weekday? It's unheard of," she says. Betty Anne Waters producer Andrew Sugarman agrees. "This is as good as it gets in terms of U.S. locations," he says. "Strangers come...
That doesn't mean the value won't grow. Berman notes that a time-share unit he purchased in Colorado in 1997 for less than $40,000 is now worth more than $125,000 in the resale market. He emphasizes that an appreciation of three times the purchase price is the exception, not the norm. Still, it must make his ski vacations even more enjoyable...
...Roommates are awkwardly mean to each other
...Samsung NC10 The NC10 ($450) is built for life on the road. Its sturdy plastic casing, which houses a 10.2-in. (26 cm) screen and 160-GB hard drive, will stand up to a battering in your bag. And its wide trackpad and near laptop-size keyboard mean that even the sausage-fingered can tap happily on this micro-PC. www.samsung.com...