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Clinical trials sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, as well as two U.S. drug companies, Ross Laboratories and Burroughs Wellcome, have resulted in two Food and Drug Administration approved surfactants as of this fall...
While the immediate benefits of the alliance are financial, Time Warner executives have their eyes on improved access to Japanese markets and new technologies. "It's strictly strategic," chairman Steven Ross said of the deal. "The financial side comes along with it." Time Warner expects its new partners to help it quadruple the approximately $175 million in annual film and TV revenues that the company now earns in Japan. "This is a market- busting-open opportunity," said N.J. Nicholas, co-chief executive of Time Warner. The venture will also give Time Warner direct access to cutting-edge technologies like interactive...
Having concluded the Toshiba-C. Itoh deal, Time Warner is now expected to look in the other direction -- Europe -- to form new strategic alliances. "And that," vows Ross, "is exactly what's going to happen." The company could sell an additional 7 1/2% stake in Time Warner Entertainment and still retain an 80% interest -- the minimum level of ownership that would permit it to deduct any losses from the partnership from Time Warner's own taxes...
...Four rather unsuccessful, rather dead singers are back on earth for one last show. Their repertoire focuses on ballads of "lost hope and new beginnings," but the mood of nostalgia that the songs evoke is somewhat self-conscious. In his own words, the director (and writer, and choreographer), Stuart Ross, is trying hard to avoid any hint of being "goopy or goody-two-shoes." Unfortunately, Ross ends up with an awkward mix of sentiment and goofiness...
...humor sustains the feeling of the "good old days" -- the jokes and quips are positively ancient. While the style may be a refreshing change from sex and violence, Ross takes the theme of innocence and jollity a little too far. Puns like "The Good, the Plaid and the Ugly" are one painful example. And the Forever Plaid Christmas album, called "Plaid Tidings," is another...