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...kind of amazement: Don't these people realize TV is a business? It would be too simple, though, to paint him as a bean counter who does nothing for the love of it. Dragnet is a venture of both business and nostalgia; Wolf reminisces about being a cop-smitten tot, getting his parents to let him stay up until 9 p.m. to watch the TV series' debut. But then he shifts gears. "From a business standpoint," he says, "it's hard to launch new names. Everybody knows what Dragnet is. It's a pre-emptive name." That's important...
...picks for the decorator, the entertainer, the spa seeker, the traveler). To be really hip, browse GIRLSHOP.COM for clothing and accessories from more than 100 "indie" designers, from Anna Kula's hand-knit caps to Zoe Vice's low-cut cords; there's a guy shop and a tot shop too. If you're in the mood to splurge, ELUXURY.COM features apparel, leather goods, jewelry, crystal and other high-end items from the likes of Dior, DKNY, Fendi, Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton. GLOSS.COM, a beauty supersite selling Chanel, Stila and eight other major brands, is easy to navigate...
...launched her and her predecessor [in 1950]. So it's wonderful to feel that now she's going to be at sea and guarding our shores just as in the days of yore ... Captain, splice the main brace" ? a reference to the old naval custom of an extra tot of rum, a round for a job well done. On the day before Easter, her job well done, the Queen Mother died peacefully in her sleep at Royal Lodge, her residence at Windsor, with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, at her bedside...
...here's the weird part: Once I have established that the little tot is not on the brink of petering out, I think, "I can still go to work, right?" Sometimes the journey from "Fifi is about to die" to "I'm abandoning Fifi before I miss my train" can take less than three seconds. And then there's the hideous clash of wills between wanting to cuddle said sick child and not really wanting sick child's snot all over your only presentable blouse. There's a marketing opportunity here. What working mom will want to go through life...
...progress is being made. How? By shifting the clerical work to us. At supermarkets such as Kroger and Winn-Dixie, self-service checkouts, replete with weight and bar-code recognition software, are being added; other stores are giving shoppers a handheld scanning device to tot things up as they cruise the aisles. United Airlines is installing 800 self-service check-in kiosks at 25 airports initially. Other airlines, such as Continental and Northwest, are already using such kiosks, which particularly suit those who are not checking in bags...