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...costs $75,000. FM interviewed the dynamic duo on their innovative marketing scheme, their new album, and their life as rock stars. 1. Fifteen Minutes: What was the inspiration behind your newest additions to the online store?D.A. Wallach: We thought it would be cool if our supporters could buy stuff directly from us. On the bottom end we’re offering something comparable to iTunes, our digital iTunes. We wanted to give people as many options as possible...We wanted to give stickers, t-shirts, records. Put down 20 bucks on a record and you actually get some...
...confidence calibrator” that allows users to indicate the level of confidence in their answers. “It hones your ability to decide whether to risk answering a question or not,” says Shah.Although the Web site does not offer live support through video or chat, Shah does maintain 24-hour e-mail support for users. He says that he commonly receives e-mails from users seeking advice about college selection.The results speak for themselves. Since the Web site’s launch, it has already garnered a base of 24,000 students. And not only...
...Rajapaksa enjoys overwhelming support for the war among the Sri Lankan public, but the plight of civilians in and near the war zone - 100,000 have fled in the last few weeks - has sparked strong statements from the U.S., the U.K. and France, which have called on the Sri Lankan government to halt the fighting until the 50,000 or so remaining civilians can leave. The LTTE are believed to be using them as human shields, but Rajapaksa has been unmoved by entreaties from Western countries to allow aid agencies to enter the war zone to help them. On April...
...military and political authorities desperately needed infusions of cash. Richard Holbrooke, Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday that Zardari has the Administration's total backing. "He should be treated as the leader of a country who vitally needs our support and whose success is vitally related to American interests," Holbrooke said. Asked whether the Obama Administration had any contingency plans for the possible collapse of the Zardari government, Holbrooke said even discussing such a plan would "undercut his legitimacy." (See pictures of the Taliban's advance into Buner...
...with a serious rescue package for Chrysler and General Motors if it wants a voice in how the North American auto industry is restructured. But it's already a silent partner, receiving just 2% of Chrysler and one director on the new board in exchange for $3.2 billion in support. That's poor payback, says Jack Layton, head of the New Democratic Party, Canada's fourth largest federal party, which enjoys strong union ties. "The government did not fight hard enough for job and production-share guarantees," he says...