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...stage seemed set for her emergence as a bona fide star. And Lulu, the tale of a woman who manipulates and is finally destroyed by men - the selfsame saga that made Louise Brooks a sex symbol in the 1929 film version - seems perfect for Friel's stage and screen persona...
...physical exam. Fred Smith, 92, a retired San Francisco businessman, got his wake-up call in the Navy. He was taken off sea duty in the Pacific and transferred back to the States during World War II after he failed a hearing test. But only 16% of physicians routinely screen for hearing loss. And even after people realize they are having trouble hearing, many delay--on average 10 years--before seeking help...
...Japan is suddenly registering on Washington's radar screen again, it's because a Japan in free fall coupled with a U.S. slowdown could imperil the world's economy. A deflated yen, already at 20-month lows, could tilt the trade imbalance further in Japan's favor. And the noise of a bursting stock-market bubble heard across the U.S. last week sounded eerily similar to what Japan experienced a decade ago. "It wasn't a miracle for Japan in the 1980s," says Tadashi Nakamae, an economist who co-authored the alarmist tome Wake Up, Japan! "And it wasn...
Come June, would-be tomb raiders will see all of this and more when the nearly $100 million Hollywood version of the game hits the big screen, carrying Paramount's bid to cash in on moviegoers' newfound fascination with female action heroes. A hit could generate a succession of sequels, just the way Bond has. But the history of video-game transfers from the computer screen to the big screen is dismal. Remember Wing Commander, starring Freddie Prinze Jr.? How about Super Mario Bros. with Bob Hoskins and Dennis Hopper? Probably not, or at least not fondly. Hard-core game...
Over at Pogo, short ads appear in the middle of the screen after each game, when people are ready for a break anyway. Not only did Pogo top Media Metrix's stickiness rankings this January, but it also broke into the top 100 sites for overall traffic...