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...Some predict that Shonen Jump is just a fad. "If it becomes a mass publication it will only be for a very limited time," says Samir Husni, author of the annual Guide to New Consumer Magazines. "The audience for these magazines comes in waves." The mangazine's publishers don't buy that. "Anim? has been in the U.S. for over 10 years now, and its popularity has been growing steadily," says Bauer. The circulation target: a million within three years, which would put it on a level with Business Week and Vanity Fair. Yugi's trouncing of Wolverine, it seems...
Ultimately, though, a love match depends on the chemistry between two people. “Nobody can predict whether you will look into each other’s eyes and fall in love,” says Dolan...
...counterattacking on new fronts. Capitalizing on an increasing acceptance of secondhand stores by Japanese consumers, Bookoff is now opening additional outlets offering used clothing, jewelry, toys, furniture and computer hardware. There is no saihan law for those goods, leading Sakamoto's doubters to predict that these ventures will fail. He disagrees, arguing that the company's pricing and distribution know-how and entrepreneurial spirit provide an advantage no competitor can quickly replicate...
...Best Actress nominees are the most difficult to predict this year. The Hours’ Nicole Kidman and Chicago’s Renee Zellweger lead the field. Weaker but nevertheless bankable bets are Julianne Moore in Far from Heaven and Diane Lane in Unfaithful. The fifth slot is anybody’s guess. Salma Hayek has the strongest chance for her starring role in Frida, but right behind her are Meryl Streep for The Hours, Nia Vardalos for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Maggie Gyllenhaal for Secretary and Isabelle Huppert for The Piano Teacher...
...Although it is impossible to predict how Iraqi generals will react to an amnesty offer, best-case scenarios range from seeing them provide U.N. weapons inspectors with incriminating evidence to toppling Saddam perhaps with U.N. military support. "Call it psychology," Saud explained. "Nobody knows who is his friend or who is his enemy. The people of Iraq don't know if America is coming to steal the oil, to return imperialism in the region, or not. Coming from the UN, the perceptions will change. This is the proposal you bring to those who want to cooperate, to Iraqis...