Word: working
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...your letter to fans you said you'd "protect" the work. What was it like dealing with the author, Stephenie Meyer? We had a long talk on the phone before she gave the green light. In my corner was the fact that she really liked About a Boy. But I think she wanted some assurance about fidelity to the books, which was already important to me. It really did come down to the buzzwords from the books themselves - protection and fidelity and devotion...
...their pains, fans like Clark had a front-row seat as übercrushes like Pattinson all but dived into the crowd. With two sweating security guards keeping very close tabs, the British heartthrob went to work signing everything in sight with a furiously wielded black Sharpie. (Many happy fans walked away with what appeared to be a rolling R.) As the evening headliner and top scream inducer, Pattinson worked the red carpet for 90 minutes before one last audience thrust at the theater door, which sparked one final frenzy. (Read "It's Twilight in America...
...about his character's fan club. "And maybe Twilight has something to do with it." Twilight rookie Alex Meraz admitted to trying pre-event relaxation techniques before showing up. "I meditated before I came," he told TIME. "Then I pulled up, and I was still scared. It didn't work. Everyone was screaming." (See pictures of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer...
...more than others: small businesses involved in the transportation and warehouse business, manufacturing, wholesale trade and retail trade took the biggest hits, with sales plunging 16.7%, 13.8%, 10.4%. and 6.7% respectively in 2009, says White. (Sageworks' results reflect data gathered from more than 10,000 banks and CPAs who work with small businesses...
...housing turmoil and the weak dollar have weighed heavily on small business as demand for building contractors, which are often smaller businesses, dried up in the housing bust, and the cost of importing raw materials like copper for contracting work has risen due to the weak U.S. dollar. Large companies with overseas operations have an easier time hedging against those risks...