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...difference? "We're building a genuine brand, a genuine newspaper," says an agitated News Corp. executive who asked not to be identified. He accuses London Lite of being a spoiler, designed only to ensure that thelondonpaper doesn't walk off with the market. "If we pulled our launch, you wouldn't see London Lite on Monday," he says. Auckland asserts that London Lite has been three years in the making. Regardless, both papers now have the tricky task of luring advertisers. Deprived of an income from newsstand sales, both free sheets are at the mercy of an advertising market that...
...rolling grasslands his family has owned since 1944 would one day sprout 40 oil wells, 80 miles of pipeline and three railroad tracks. In recent years, he has set some house rules. In a "surface-use agreement," he stipulated that the workers leave their dogs at home so they wouldn't harass his 1,000 sheep and 500 head of cattle. But he and his wife had to build a new house on the far corner of the property to get away from the noise. They are paid for their troubles--$1,500 a month for damages...
...idea before it's added to the computer model, relies on historical data, and growth companies tend to work because of what has yet to happen. The fabulous returns of the past few years are "a rare occurrence," says Daniel Celeghin, an associate director at Casey, Quirk. "I wouldn't bet on it happening again anytime soon...
...Boys Don't Cry, which won a Best Actress Oscar for Hillary Swank, puts is bluntly: "The studio won't release your film if you have an NC-17." Which raises the question most relevant to filmmakers: Does the U.S. have a place for movies you wouldn't want your kids...
...daughter and I had been drilling social-studies key words for more than an hour. It was 11 p.m. Our entire evening had, as usual, consisted of homework and conversations (a.k.a. nagging) about homework. She was tired and fed up. I was tired and fed up. The words wouldn't stick. They meant nothing to her. They didn't mean much to me either. After all, when have I ever used sachem in a sentence--until just...