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Steadily, however, the picture quality improved - and the audience grew. Regular nationwide television broadcasts began in 1939. From 1945 to '48, sales of television sets increased 500%. The first widespread broadcast in color went out in 1954, and today there are televisions in some 110 million U.S. households. Revenues from TV broadcasting, cable, advertising and TV-set sales totaled nearly $182 billion in 2006. Talk about worth the trouble...
...first quarter, and the company's first-quarter profits rose an eye-popping 81%, to $31.5 million, as it continues to steal share from Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters and other more upscale chains. In fact, in 9 of the past 11 quarters, the company's profits grew by better than 30%. (Read about how to know when the economy is turning...
Prospective priests understandably needed more convincing to embark on a life of chastity. Which is why, according to conventional wisdom among Catholic scholars, alongside the celibacy requirement grew a theological argument that God would bestow the "gift" of celibacy upon those whom He called to religious vocations. A document from the Council of Trent assured skeptical priests that "God refuses not that gift to those who ask for it rightly, neither does He suffer us to be tempted above that which we are able...
...Adelman, who greatly admired the earlier Rumsfeld but grew increasingly disillusioned with him during the Bush years, wonders whether Rumsfeld fundamentally changed or just appeared different to him. "Maybe he was better before, or maybe I was just wrong about him," Adelman said. "Maybe it's the challenges that were different later. I don't know...
...Born March 25, 1958, in Roseville, Calif. Grew up in Nevada. With no help from her ex-husband, Ensign's mother once supported him and two siblings while working at a Reno, Nev., casino. His family moved to Las Vegas when Ensign...