Word: ownerships
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...Character Sketch: Hillegass loved books; he felt strongly that his booklets should be used to enhance students' reading experiences, not take the place of reading the books themselves. Throughout his ownership of the company, Hillegass inserted a signed note into each Cliffs Notes booklet: "A thorough appreciation of literature allows no shortcuts...
...Perhaps the biggest problem for independent journalists is the Kremlin's ownership of the airwaves. A source told Time that the regime has ordered Gazprom to cut TV-6 off the satellite that sends the channel's feed to a dozen provinces outside Moscow; the move would strip TV-6 of millions of viewers. Both TNT and TV-6 also rely on local television companies to carry their programming. The Kremlin allegedly has ordered local firms not to cooperate with either channel. Says Oleg Panfilov, a director of the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations: "Once all the media...
...news of the mummy filtered out, other countries began to stake their claims. Tehran, believing it was ancient Persian royalty who had married an Egyptian, said it would take steps to get it back. Afghanistan's Taliban regime also claimed ownership for reasons that are unclear. But in January when Tehran finally sent a team of experts to Karachi, they left in disgust, terming the mummy a "phony without any cultural value...
...World, has already ordered the second. The company expects to complete financing later this year, using many of the same investors. The World's condo buyers are proof that if you build a floating town, they will come. But will they stay? Industry insiders say that granting residents ownership creates potential friction with ship operators. Others foresee an inevitable shake-out as passengers shun certain amenities or even one another. Andy Vladimir, co-author of Selling the Sea: An Inside Look at the Cruise Industry, anticipates restless natives: "It's like vacation time-shares. People buy a place in Hawaii...
Ellison points to a "shrinking market" in the Cambridge area, due to the conversion of rental properties to private ownership, as exacerbating the already-bad problem...