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...everyone. Many professors demand attention, production and a willingness to learn. Luckily for them, many students are more than willing to expend the effort necessary to meet and exceed the requirements and expectations of the course, no matter how challenging, and they reap the rewards of a job well done...
...remains to be seen how much Clinton will reap politically for his team's efforts at succoring Big Business. Since his Inauguration, the Democratic Party has received record amounts of "soft money" donations, largely from corporate givers -- some of whom, perhaps not coincidentally, have accompanied Brown on his jaunts. Yet businessmen and -women say they remain uneasy with an Administration that seems to understand their needs on the road but is all too willing to criticize -- or tax -- them in order to pursue domestic initiatives. Complains Bruce Josten, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce senior vice president for policy...
...Congress considers a sweeping deregulation bill that would give cable and phone companies broad latitude to invade each other's territory, it is obvious that the not-so Baby Bells have no intention of letting the cable companies win this war. No longer able to stay at home and reap monopoly revenues that average $12 billion apiece, the once somnolent siblings are turning on one another, bashing other rivals and forming partnerships to provide home screens with everything from movies-on-demand to video shopping malls...
...there weren't even official T shirts; in 1994 there will be an official CD-ROM. The Eco-Village, ostensibly devoted to educating the public about the environment, resembled a strip mall where you could buy clothes, camping gear and even Woodstock air ($2 a bottle). The promoters will reap an estimated $5 million to $8 million from pay-per-view fees: the concert was broadcast in 27 countries...
...cents on average each time they use a local ATM system and $1.10 for each use of a national network. And because ATMS require neither salaries nor benefits, most of those fees flow straight to the bottom line; another Consumer Federation survey estimated that banks typically reap 78 cents in profit for every $1 they charge to use the machines. Some go so far as to levy a penalty on customers who fail to use their ATM cards within a 12-month period -- a charge increasingly recommended by banking consultants...