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...then, what do you think of the Comcast NBC-Universal Deal? There are parts of the combination that seem to make obvious sense. Including a bunch of fixed costs that you can spread over a big cable company. However, it is, at a minimum, intriguing that the CEOs of the two leading cable companies in the United States [Comcast and Time Warner Cable] have taken diametrically opposite views on whether it is wise or strategic to invest capital into content businesses. [While Comcast considers merging with a content company,] Glenn Britt, CEO of Time Warner Cable, has said he will...
After graduation, there must be someone who will prepare newsletters at regular intervals, keep track of classmates, record the class' necrology, and be in charge of communications. While we have no hard and fast recommendations to make on mechanisms, it should be obvious that this is a most important role and the person in charge should be diligent and attentive to detail. Newsletters also gain in importance if their editors have sufficient literary ability and creativity to make the product interesting rather than just a collection of official notices and personal items. The Class...
...meantime, FlyBy is sifting through a wallet full of void purple "Boomerang Gift Certificates," good for $1 off on any next visit to Herrell's, saddened by Herrell's obvious debt default...
...roll four joints and enough cocaine to snort about four lines. The law will be a boon for drug addicts and American tourists, who will no longer fear sleepless nights in Mexican prison (As long as they forgo the fifth joint). But it is unlikely to have any other obvious effects. The law is a step in the right direction and will stop some of the corruption in police forces: It has been common practice for people found possessing drugs to face jail time, unless, of course, they pay off the police officers...
...leader and 14 others in the latest high-profile drug killings. With violence and bloodshed at the doorstep of our border with Mexico, America can no longer ignore the deteriorating circumstances of our neighbor to the south. Now that force has failed, an end to drug prohibition is the obvious next step...