Neither appears likely to get rich on the public lending right income or to rival E L James in the demand stakes.

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Not only are business routes more expensive, but the London-bound travelers are more likely to buy business-class seats than the L.A. fliers.

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Sources say he'll most likely hire two female talents to join himself and music producer L.A. Reid for a gender-balanced panel.

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The decision to do this in L.A. is irritating the entire tech press corps, basically none of whom are based in L.A. Normally, Microsoft would be much more likely to do a launch in San Francisco, New York or Seattle.

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Although there are almost no airlines similar to L'Avion available to whet British Airways' appetite going forward, the difficult business environment will likely see more carriers collapse into the arms of larger rivals.

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