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With the public cool to the pricey project, sentiment grew to pull the plug on it. But history stepped in. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, U.S. spending on cold war weaponry began to dry up, threatening to push the defense industry into a recession. A way was needed to help keep aerospace contractors busy without relying on the Pentagon, and the space station was just the thing. In 1993, President Clinton ordered NASA to come up with a slimmed-down station that could include Russia as a cost-sharing partner. Even in a Congress raised on pork, such...
...played to half-empty houses. Ross released a statement claiming that tour promoter SFX had canceled the remaining shows, while SFX, which is reportedly paying Ross $20 million, begged to differ, claiming that only certain shows had been canceled. At issue, of course, is money. If Ross pulls the plug, SFX can sue her for breach of contract and reclaim some cash. Saddened by the cancellations, Ross said, "I would sing the same if there were 10 people in the audience or 10,000." Now if she could just get those 10 people to pay $2 million apiece...
...families can try something radical. Not long ago, I realized that in my home, the TV had become like wallpaper. One of our three sets was on virtually all the time. So five weeks ago, I decided to try a modified Ellerbee--pulling the plug without tossing the set. My daughter smugly (and correctly) predicted the loss would be hardest on me. Those first few evenings without the tube seemed to last forever. But we've been reading more, playing cards and going out for ice cream after dinner. As I write this, the kid is in the other room...
...totally or partially privatized more state-owned companies than his conservative predecessors, including such behemoths as Thomson Multimedia, Air France and France Telecom. France's economic growth this year is projected by some to exceed 4%, the strongest performance of any major European country. Though France was slow to plug into the Internet, it is quickly closing the gap, and its burgeoning New Economy could account for as much as 20% of all French production this year...
PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM A new technology called NUON is turning ordinary DVD players into PlayStation-style game consoles. NUON is a graphics chip that will come in some next-generation DVD players, such as Samsung's Extiva DVD-N2000 ($499), out this month. Add NUON, plug in a game controller and pow!--your DVD deck plays video games.So far the games are nothing special, but if you're looking for an all-in-one entertainment machine, NUON is an option to watch...