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...that Guest would ever admit to such a subversive agenda. He will own up only to "refining" a technique he first employed as the cowriter and one of the stars of "This Is Spinal Tap," that perfect satire about a heavy metal band on the treadmill to oblivion, which is presently enjoying a welcome rerelease and a new DVD version. He is also the force behind "Waiting for Guffman," in which he plays Corky St. Clair, a small-town hairdresser who deludes himself into believing that the historical pageant he has directed may be Broadway-bound...
...company no longer has the ability to set prices, has become a wasting asset. De Beers plans to reduce the stockpile by $1.5 billion next year--and to pump the savings into ad campaigns aimed at fostering consumer demand. The company has also launched an aggressive effort to tap new sources for gems. Last month De Beers bought Vancouver-based Winspear Diamonds, which owns a prized deposit in Canada's Northwest Territories...
...universe and everything" through the participation of volunteer researchers in 90 countries. Like the fictional guide, the site offers unconventional tourism advice and entries on a huge range of subjects, from Homer Simpson to Homer's Iliad. The mobile guide www.h2g2.com/onthemove) which gives people a way to tap in while traveling, can be accessed through 22 mobile operators on four continents, including AT&T Wireless and Sprint's PCS networks in the U.S. Says Adams, who divides his time between a home in Santa Barbara, Calif., and h2g2's London headquarters: "Going wireless is a huge step toward where...
...credits to offset costs of college tuition. A family could receive as much as $2,800 in tax credits each year. Gore would also allow families to sock away up to $2,500 a year in new tax-advantaged accounts, similar to 401(k)s, which they could tap at any age for higher education or job training. And Gore would spend $2 billion nationalizing a program, already in place in some states, that gives parents tax breaks to save for their kids' college tuition...
Looks like you can cross off Bill Richardson from the shortlist for jobs in the Gore administration. The beleaguered energy secretary absorbed another blow Thursday when Al Gore took aim at rising fuel prices, urging President Clinton to tap federal petroleum reserves in order to stave off a winter of soaring heating costs - and an autumn of voter discontent. The presidential hopeful, campaigning near Washington, called on Congress to allocate $400 million in energy assistance for low-income families, and to provide tax credits to oil distribution companies...