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...irresistible opportunity for humor. At a recent Ryan Adams concert in Nashville, Tenn., a fan shouted out a request for Summer of '69, a Bryan Adams song. Get it? Ryan stopped playing, insisted the lights be turned on, unleashed a torrent of expletives, dug $30 out of his pocket to give the man a "refund," then refused to start playing again until the man was banished from the venue. The fan was intercepted by the general manager and relocated to a balcony. Which raises the question: Who's more immature, Ryan Adams or his fans...
...unpaid intern at Canongate, was making $12,000 a year doing publicity for the company when he became managing director. The predictable hand wringing about a fun-loving rich kid taking over an august firm ensued. Byng's response: to set about making a name for himself and Canongate. Pocket Canons - individual books of the Bible packaged as hip lit with snazzy cover art and introductions by the likes of the Dalai Lama and edgy writer Will Self - generated more than publicity. The series was translated into 12 languages. If Byng's innovative projects weren't raising eyebrows, his looks...
...that bad visibility would not hamper targeting. His idea became a reality in 1998, when the Pentagon bought its first JDAM--joint direct-attack munition--from Boeing. By scrapping complicated procurement rules for this project, the Pentagon was able to keep the price of a JDAM at $27,000, pocket change compared with the $1 million price tag on a single cruise missile like the ones used in the Gulf War. JDAM tail kits are fastened onto standard dumb bombs of varying sizes. The bomb always knows where it is, based on information it gets from the plane or, after...
...West Africa? Oil-company boosters say the impoverished region will make billions of dollars, which it can spend on improving health, education and infrastructure. "There's incredible opportunity for wealth creation for local people," says Amerada Hess's Carl Tursi. But human-rights activists say corrupt governments often pocket most of the money. Case in point: Nigeria, which has exported over $320 billion-worth of high-grade crude over the past 30 years but has little to show for it beyond some decaying freeways and sports stadiums. One of Nigeria's last military rulers, General Sani Abacha, whose death...
...cabinet, where some ministers have been urging a crackdown on extremist groups. The Bali bombing is likely to strengthen their case by alienating the Indonesian public, for whom the impact of the catastrophic blow to the nation's all-important tourist industry will be felt most acutely in their pocket books. It's also a direct challenge both to Megawati's own regime and its relationship with the West, as well as to the military's ability to maintain domestic security...