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...Levy, who at the time was working as a consultant, repeatedly would end up stuck in some remote city because the flights he wanted were sold out. "I thought, how is it possible airline ticket sales don't operate like a real market? In an ideal world, just before an overbooked flight, I would be able to buy a ticket from someone for whatever the going rate is," says Levy. "It seemed so simple...
...recoup his $300,000 investment he plans to introduce a host of promotions and giveaways. NFL-style halftime shows, children's soccer workshops, a fan club and other off-pitch diversions are part of an effort to make his team a complete entertainment package?and justification for raising ticket prices 300%. Another innovation Suwarso has in mind: season tickets. Amazingly, that would be a first in the National League. "No team has ever made a profit in Indonesian football," says Suwarso, a soccer fan who didn't let his enthusiasm for the game wane during his four years at Indiana...
...scams she worked, including trying to pass hundreds of thousands of dollars in bad checks, claiming affairs with celebs and perpetrating a lonely hearts con game. An excerpt from one of her "Dear single guy" notes: "Honey, please hurry and send me at least $75 or even a plane ticket...If you can't afford this please send me a Christmas gift and a $10 or $20 bill to help me out. I'll send you some nude shots of me, of course..." It was a form letter...
...students now plan to go to college. Senior Precious Wright, 18, was forced to move to Kansas after her grandmother, with whom she had been living, died last year. Wright was afraid that without the help of AVID, she wouldn't get into college. So she bought a bus ticket back to San Antonio and lives on her own, working eight hours a day after school to support herself. Last month she was accepted by Texas Woman's University...
...release at least 1.5 million units by year-end--a million more than the number of PlayStation 2s that were available last Christmas, assuming the two can avoid the kind of chip shortage that bedeviled Sony. From the retailer's point of view, "it's like having a ticket on every horse in the race," says Joe Firestone, CEO of Electronics Boutique. Looks as if we have a winner already...