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What Greed's viewers will see is not exactly the show Clark originally had in mind. Assembling two Hollywood game-show veterans--Bob Boden, a producer of the syndicated Family Feud, and Jeff Mirkin, whose credits include Love Connection and Studs--Clark outlined a quiz format that would involve group participation and a share-the-wealth ethos. "I was inspired by those scenes of lottery winners--you know, the guys in the office who chipped in on a ticket." That first meeting produced a working title, All for One, and the notion that the questions would be based...
...concert in Italy, completely exhausted and wondering whether he would ever be able to play again. He canceled his upcoming gigs, retired to his New Jersey home and withdrew into the dark netherworld of illness, eventually learning that he had contracted one of the various energy-sapping infections whose symptoms are known collectively as chronic fatigue syndrome. Not until last November was he able to return to the stage, and since then he has appeared only sporadically, scheduling one or two performances at a time. "Basically, I can't do my work," he says. "But I'm doing dribs...
...million hits its first day of business. His commodity? Eggs harvested from models for in-vitro fertilization. The auction could be a fraud, but if people want models, they should get the best. We asked fertility clinics what characteristics clients look for in donors and rated models to see whose eggs would be best...
...Nebraska Democratic Senator Bob Kerrey, whose Medal of Honor citation was signed by Chafee
BLUE-SKY INVESTING Your mutual-fund manager may start betting on the weather, literally. This month two energy firms are expected to issue some $100 million in "weather bonds," whose returns are based solely on average temperatures. These new bonds, rated in the BB range, allow weather-sensitive businesses--utilities, ski resorts--to hedge against losses caused by extreme temperatures. If Mother Nature behaves, holders can expect 10% to 30% returns; but a mild winter or scorching summer could melt profits and principal. On another front, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange started trading weather futures in September. Along with pork bellies...