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...spoken admiringly of Shakespeare's business sense, and he has it too; he also possesses Olivier's keen ambition, the entrepreneurial magnetism that attracts the brightest lights of Britain and Hollywood to his projects. What's lacking in this merchant of culture is Olivier's danger, the preening beauty and sweet delirium that makes an actor a star. Those are precisely the qualities that keep this admirable Hamlet--and Hamlet--from being a thrilling...
...Stiller’s attempt to make a poignant film about Bosnian war victims. Gervais’ cohorts include Ashley Jensen as Andy’s dim-witted friend Maggie Jacobs, and his “Office” and “Extras” co-creator Stephen Merchant as useless agent Darren Lamb...
...WHITMAN: Yes. Our relationship with iTunes demonstrates our ability to process a 99-cent payment without charging 7%. [PayPal does not charge consumers, but on micropayments under three dollars, the merchant, in this case iTunes, pays 5 percent of the total sale plus five cents per transaction.]Micropayments are part of the future of PayPal, and we're incredibly well-positioned to do that because we're used to handling individual, small buyer transactions of ten cents, 20 cents, 30 cents...
...that allow foreigners to buy islands for as little as $670,000. Is there a catch? Island shopping could prove a tad risky in the eastern Aegean, because some outcrops are contested by Greece's longtime rival Turkey. And all buyers need sales approval from the Greek Agriculture, Merchant Marine, Defense and Culture Ministries. But if Greece and Turkey are at loggerheads over these Aegean gems, they must be worth the bureaucratic hassle...
...member of the U.S. merchant marine who has been sailing to China regularly for the past six years, I greatly appreciated your report. I see firsthand not only the effects of trade but also its impact on the Chinese people. China has one of the oldest cultures as well as a young and optimistic work force that sees no limits. It is a nation of hope and vitality. We can only trust that China's leadership will steer the country wisely into the future. Ted C. Soderberg San Francisco...