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...voluptuary jones for red meat. (Market research shows that men in particular enjoy bison, which Americans have long called buffalo even though the species known zoologically as Bison bison is not a true buffalo.) An entire restaurant chain, Ted's Montana Grill (named for one of its founders, Ted Turner, former vice chairman of Time's parent, Time Warner Inc.), has largely defined itself through bison offerings, which include burgers and tenderloin that taste stronger, somehow meatier, than beef. Next month the chain plans to open its 48th location, this one in Naperville...
Does Barack Obama's presidential candidacy put your film Head of State in a whole new perspective? - Garrett Turner, Plainfield...
...supposed to accomplish. Desiree Rodriguez packed for a six-week assignment in London to build up MobiTV's presence in Britain. As a twentysomething new hire who parachuted into business development at a start-up relatively unknown overseas, she half expected to be shown the door at Turner Broadcasting or Channel 4 before getting a word in. But they, like others in Britain, saw the value in getting their programming on the rapidly expanding number of mobile devices...
...years and 25 deals later, Rodriguez, 26, decamped from the thriving London office for Emeryville. As director of business development, she's ready to work with partners like Viacom, NBC and Turner and target other major media companies. The mission is to program--and monetize--their content for mobile phones. Rodriguez plans to help expand MobiTV's role as a distributor that fashions content into made-for-mobile programs such as Fox Sports and ABC News Now as well as unique content channels. "At the end of the day, we're an enabler," she says with buoyant vitality, accented...
...Congress could be strong. The presence of other high-profile foreigners fuels passions here. The Italian clothing giant Benetton holds 2.2 million acres in sheep farms in Patagonia and has clashed with the indigenous Mapuche people over land ownership. Another high-profile foreigner is American media magnate Ted Turner, who indulges a taste for trout fishing on his Patagonian estate...