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...Monash University media specialist Nick Economou says Murdoch and Packer appear to be members of a new breed of non-interventionist proprietors. "Both of them have struck me by their total lack of interest in wielding influence," he says. "They're not motivated by that stuff. They want money." Foxtel is the jewel in the CMH satchel. After losing $104 million in 2005, it turned a $62 million profit last year - and analysts forecast rapid growth as it increases its 29% penetration of Australian homes...
...Beverly Hillbillies.” Fleck first heard the banjo at the age of four while watching reruns of the popular show at his grandparents’ home in Queens. The theme song features the banjo playing of Earl Scrubs. Fleck claims to have been immediately struck by the sound. Years later, after applying to a music and arts school, Fleck once again heard the sounds of the banjo when the movie “Deliverance” was released and the song “Dueling Banjos” became a smash hit. Shortly thereafter, Fleck?...
...infamously mailed a dead rat to a reporter. Past winners of this "award," besides Kingman, include Steve Balboni, Fred Lynn, Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire. The 2007 winner was Cincinnati Reds catcher Dave Ross, who hit 17 home runs - with a mere 39 RBIs. He hit just .203, and struck out 92 times in 311 at bats...
...Reading Between the Pixels I was immediately struck by your choice of photographs in "The Great Divide" [Feb. 18]. Whether intentional or not, your portrayal of Clinton in stark black-and-white photos, juxtaposed with the much warmer color photos of Obama, had the effect of increasing the very divide your article addressed. Obama was shown smiling and playing with a soccer ball, while Clinton was shown doing a phone interview, studying papers in preparation for a rally and standing in the dark before giving a speech. Photographs can be just as biased as language. A little more evenhandedness would...
...border incursion a violation of international law and calls for an OAS investigative team, as requested by Correa, to visit the site of the raid - moves Uribe and the U.S. had resisted. As a result, says Peter Hakim, president of the Washington-based Inter-American Dialogue, the OAS has struck "a reasonably acceptable middle ground" that could mark a first step toward ending the emergency...