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...concerted effort to correct this basic flaw in the market could have a bigger payoff for the environment than would a thousand new national parks. But many environmental groups continue to oppose market-based environmental reforms and instead remain wedded to the "mandate, regulate and litigate" model of the past...
...partnership controlled Continental, though it owned just 14% of its stock. Not just an investor with deep pockets, TPG closely watched costs and CEO Gordon Bethune. Continental's share price, once down around $2, soared to $65 by 1998. "It was a huge gamble with an even larger payoff in an industry where net profits are close to zero," says Continental board member George Parker. After eight years, TPG's total return on its $66 million investment was nearly $700 million...
...missed their chance to refinance a year ago may find even better terms today. That was the case with Scott and Diane DeWenter of Temecula, Calif. They closed last week on a 15-year mortgage at 5.85%, replacing their 30-year mortgage at 8%. The DeWenters cut their payoff schedule in half and will save thousands in interest costs. But they were also able to add $40,000 to the mortgage balance and still lower their monthly payment to $1,974 from $1,998. "Awesome," says Diane, 35. She's spending that $40,000 on home improvements, and expects...
...ground, dirtbag,' I think, 'Oh, for Christ's sake, I'm an adult,'" says Chiklis. More important, The Shield did what network cop shows have lately abandoned: it created a richly imagined world with continuing story lines, driven by L.A.'s roiling racial politics--achieving a payoff far bigger than solving the murder of the week...
...five minutes, some poor kid who didn't think he could do something. And in 10 minutes, all of a sudden he's doing it, and he's walking around like a bantam rooster. Unlike in film, I didn't have to wait for music or editing for the payoff. It happens right there, on the spot. I really enjoyed that, and I wouldn't have traded...