LONELYGIRL15 & OTHER VISTAS

(2006)

(2006) BUSINESSWEEK 9/11/22

22/FINE

Lonely girl 15 is not a hoax nor is it legit. Millions have gone to the web site on MYSPACE and found an ongoing drama between a 15 year old girl and her boyfriend. Well it is YOUTUBE, the girl is 19 and she does not have a boyfriend. It is an amateur non-porn video that does not promote anything. It is not sponsored by SCIENTOLOGY OR HOLLYWOOD. GET OVER IT.

30/ BURROWS

LBO'S ARE BACK.That means that there will be more or usually more concentration of power and wealth in the corporate sector. The new super corporation can go private and make big bucks.

38/ BRYNES

As tobacco goes up in nicotine, 5 states are adding more taxes onto the cigarette packages. California  is about to add $2.60 in tax per pack for smokes.

46-50/ WOYKE

Attention shoplifters, there have never been more gizmos to track you down and get you before you are arrested. There are more cameras, more junk in a product, side cameras near corner turns and the rest. It is finally time to get into another business. Maybe, you can go straight!

56/ GEIMIN

SEGWAY, the 2 wheel power bike/strike that got it's fanfare 5 years ago is doing fine, but not

fantastic.It costs $5,000 and yet on rainy days, you get wet. How much would it cost to

build one with three wheels on each side, a tiny enclosed cabin and a little steering wheel. It would also have a tiny heater/music box in it .Smaller than a SMARTCAR, one could still drive it on the

road or sidewalk? Parking would be great.

71-81/ DER HOVANESIAN

The housing market is going down and you bought when it was going up? You also liked that there was little down and about 1% per month payment. In other words, you bought a beautiful house

on a teaser rate with a phony ARM. They are called OPTION ARMS. That means that the

mortgage goes up from !% to 8%. How about that. You get a couple of years of good times paying a small amount on interest not principal Now it is time to pay big time. Remember ARMS are also based on the prime rate established by the feds.

100/ MCGREGOR

It is called SPEED DATING FOR SUITS. You can meet a connection in business that you might not meet elsewhere. Later, they can help you or you can help them.

105/ ARMSTRONG

A new baggage service will pick up your luggage and deliver it to your hotel in a location thousands of miles away. You don't have to bother with the airport security.

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34-46/ TYRE

Learning is no longer interesting. It is now too hard and then are tons of pressure on kids to get

in the right college by the time they are in the first grade. Kids are distraught and exhausted. Additionally, they are tested often given the new Bush legislation. The pendulum has gone too far and should move back to the center. If the 70's was too fun this is too funky.

64/ WILL

Japan should have a military again.