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BOOK REVIEW / Fur coats, cocaine and Franz Kafka
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The women in Kafka's life were many and adoring. A jilted
sweetheart, Felice Bauer, sighed, "My Franz was a saint." Her
friend, Grete Bloch, was also attracted to St Franz of Prague and
claimed to have borne his child. Fleeing Nazi persecution, Grete
was arrested in April 1944 near Rome.
Kafka's three younger sisters vanished in Nazi camps. The Trial,
with its paranoid assignment of guilt, seems to foreshadow the
Hitler terror. Translating Kafka's novel into Italian, the
writer-chemist Primo Levi observed: "Perhaps Kafka laughed when he
told stories to his friends sitting at a table in the ...
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Midas, AutoZone Announce Agreement for Parts Distribution to Midas Shops; Midas To Exit Distribution Business.
Business Wire
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2003 Midas, Inc. (NYSE: MDS) and AutoZone...distribute automotive parts and accessories to Midas' 1,670 automotive service shops in the United States. Currently, Midas distributes parts to its franchised and...
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Midas Launches the Midas Media Club
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba
; Midas announced this week that it officially launched its Midas Media Club which was established to strengthen ties between Midas and members of the local media. Through the Midas Media club activities that will take place during 2008, Midas will...
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Midas Reaches out to Displaced Service Customers, Dealers and Employees of Closing Auto Dealerships.
Business Wire
; ITASCA, Ill. -- Midas, Inc. (NYSE: MDS), which franchises and operates more than 1,650 Midas automotive service centers in North America...advertisement in USA Today on Monday, June 15, using Midas' current marketing theme of "We're on...
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Midas International Goes "On Line" to Educate Consumers About Auto Service.
Business Wire
; ...CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1997--Midas International Corp. has launched a website on...automotive problems and to direct them to the closest Midas location. The are 1,895 Midas Auto Systems Experts stores in the United States...
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Midas Sells IPC-Brand Exhaust Business and Will Exit Exhaust Manufacturing, Distribution; AutoZone to Supply Arvin Exhaust Products to Midas Shops.
Business Wire
; ITASCA, Ill. -- Midas, Inc. (NYSE:MDS) has entered into...exhaust products to the more than 1,600 Midas shops in the United States. The exhaust...ArvinMeritor (NYSE:ARM) and will replace Midas-brand products currently manufactured...
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Midas Reports Third Quarter Loss of $0.76 Per Share after Special Charges for Outsourcing Canadian Distribution and Other Restructuring Actions.
Business Wire
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2003 Midas, Inc. (NYSE:MDS) reported a loss...restructuring actions in the United States. Midas reported net income of $1.1 million...president and chief executive officer of Midas. "We are encouraged by the progress we...
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Midas Celebrates 50 Years by Seeking ''America's Longest Commute,'' Winner to Receive Free Maintenance and $10,000 In Gas Money.
Business Wire
; ITASCA, Ill. -- Midas, Inc. (NYSE:MDS), one of the world...From Jan. 9 through Feb. 6, 2006, Midas will conduct a search for the motorist...can submit their entries online at www.midas.com, or mail their entry to: "America...
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Midas Acquires Franchisor of 181 SpeeDee Auto Service Centers.
Business Wire
; ITASCA, Ill. -- Midas, Inc. (NYSE:MDS) has acquired the...sales compared to only six percent in Midas shops. Conversely, brake services account...nearly 40 percent of sales at a typical Midas shop compared to only five percent in...
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Midas Launches the Midas Media Club.(Midas Furniture Company)
News Wire article from: Middle East
; Midas announced this week that it officially launched its Midas Media Club which was established to strengthen ties between Midas and members of the local media. Through the Midas Media club activities that will take place during 2008, Midas will...
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Midas aim: Dominate auto repair biz;Firm to enter climate control seg[ordinal indicator, feminine]ment, revamp stores, expand array of services.
Magazine article from: Tire Business
; LAS VEGAS--For years Midas Inc. has mined a golden aftermarket...work. And, if you really need `em, Midas also can get you tires. Beginning Jan...Systems to be the exclusive supplier to Midas of a full line of air conditioning and...
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