Word: riche
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...LONG as there are energetic companies dedicated to fleshing out the subtleties of William S. Gilbert's language and the beauty of Arthur S. Sullivan's score, audiences will never tire of watching the rich legacy of operettas the British team left behind. And audiences this week will delight in the Harvard Gilbert and Sullivan Players' production of Iolanthe, with its strong ensemble of superb voices, good acting and creative staging, that more than live up to the tradition of fine performances the company has built up over the years...
Democrats generally call it "the fairness issue." Jesse Jackson describes it as a "reverse Robin Hood process, taking from the poor and giving to the rich." The President dismisses all such talk as "political demagoguery." Last week the non-partisan and widely respected Congressional Budget Office published a report that seemed to concede the argument to the Democrats. Its conclusion: Reaganomics, with its deep personal income tax cuts and reductions in spending on social programs, has been a boon to the nation's wealthy families and has hurt those that were already poor...
...empire in what he regards as the world's most important location: New York City. His company's umbrella covers hotels, condominiums, shopping centers and more than 25,000 apartments. He bought properties when prices were low and turned them into moneymakers by selling to the super rich...
...proliferating number of software titles means that it is harder to strike it rich quickly. Says Ron Fisher, vice president of VisiCorp in San Jose, Calif.: "There is now a surfeit of good people with good programs." Independent programmers once received royalties as high as 37% of the wholesale price, but their commissions have slid to an average of about 10%. Concurs Gibbons of Software Publishing: "The days of giant royalty payments are gone for good...
...series, they think exploitation. And they are not talking cheap sleaze here, they are talking expensive. Fans who do not get enough of the upscale upsets that plague the Carrington family each week can now live as if they had taken up permanent residence next door to the oil-rich Denver denizens. Last week 20th Century-Fox Licensing Corp. unveiled the Dynasty T.V. Collection. Eventually the abundance of show-inspired products will range from tuxedos, lingerie, shoes and suits to household linens, china and a full line of jewelry going for $500 to $20,000 a bauble. In addition...