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debit card
debit card card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. Increasingly common in the 1990s as an alternative... Read more |
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Corel Corp
Corel Corporation 1600 Carling AvenueOttawa, Ontario K1Z 8R7CanadaTelephone: (613) 728-0826Fax: (613) 728-9790Web site: http://www.corel.com Private CompanyIncorporated: 1985 as Corel Systems CorporationEmployees: 769Sales: $126.7 million (2002)NAIC: 511210 Software Publishers Corel Corporation... Read more |
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Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. 8700 West Bryn Mawr AvenueChicago, Illinois 60631U.S.A.(773) 380-3000Fax: (773) 693-2982Web site: http://www.ballyfitness.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1995Employees: 12,600Sales: $661 million (1997)Stock Exchanges: NYSETicker Symbol: BFTSICs: 7991 Physical... Read more |
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Branson
Branson city (1990 pop. 3,706), Taney co., SW Mo.; inc. 1904. The primarily residential city's economy is based on tourism, especially to theaters offering live, often lavish country-music shows. With over 30 entertainment theaters, Branson draws millions of visitors annually. Other attractions... Read more |
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Tamil
Tamil Language spoken in s India, chiefly in the state of Tamil Nadu, by up to 50 million people. In addition, there are c.3 million speakers in n Sri Lanka and c.1 million distributed throughout Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji, Mauritius, and Guyana.... Read more |
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Bland-Allison Act
Bland-Allison Act 1878, passed by the U.S. Congress to provide for freer coinage of silver. The original bill offered by Representative Richard P. Bland incorporated the demands of the Western radicals for free and unlimited coinage of silver. This was passed by the House but was unacceptable to... Read more |
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Maurice baron de Hirsch
Maurice Hirsch, baron de , 1831-96, German Jewish financier and philanthropist. The benefactor of numerous organizations and causes, his most ambitious project was the Jewish Colonization Association (1891), an organization designed to facilitate the emigration of Jews from Russia to colonies in... Read more |
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Toothbrush
Toothbrush Background A toothbrush is a dental instrument used for cleaning teeth, ideally in conjunction with toothpaste or mouthwash. The toothbrush consists of a plastic handle and nylon bristles attached to the head of the brush. Contemporary designs offer a variety of... Read more |
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SkyMall Inc
SkyMall, Inc. 1520 E. Pima StreetPhoenix, Arizona 85034U.S.A.(602) 254-9777Fax: (602) 254-6075Web site: http://www.skymall.com Public Company Incorporated: 1989Employees: 200Sales: $60.8 million (1997)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol: SKYMSICs: 5961 Mail Order Houses; 2741 Miscellaneous... Read more |
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PENTHOUSE OFFERS LEWINSKY $2 MILLION FOR PHOTOS,...
...Reuters NEW YORK -- Penthouse magazine publisher...has offered Monica Lewinsky $2 million for exclusive rights...William Ginsburg, Lewinsky's attorney, Guccione said Lewinsky would have the right...convenience.'' Penthouse has a history of... |
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Ginsburg's strategy criticized, but some warn against underestimating...
...s immunity offer on Jan. 16...longtime friend of Lewinsky's father...lawyer in the Lewinsky camp. While...reports that Penthouse offered Lewinsky $2 million for her story...Bob Guccione offers me $2 million... |
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PENTHOUSE BOSS HOT TO MAKE A DEAL; GUCCIONE INSISTS $2 MILLION NUDE PHOTOS...
...us the $2 million,'' said...do another million,'' he...issue of Penthouse with all...insulted by Lewinsky's lawyer...characterizing the Penthouse offer as salacious...The Penthouse spread could offer Lewinsky a jumping...another $3 million to $5 ... |
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LEWINSKY HAS MANY OPTIONS IMAGE CONSULTANTS PREDICT LUCRATIVE FUTURE FOR...
...said. That may be why Lewinsky's father sat down last...Walters on ABC's 20 / 20. Lewinsky does have a $2 million offer to pose for Penthouse and a feeler from New York...million advance, provided Lewinsky shuns TV and first heads... |
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After watching vote with friend, Lewinsky looks to rebuild life.
...derailed, she owes millions to her lawyers...First, of course, Lewinsky will bare her soul...gives the OK. Lewinsky will follow that...net her about $3 million. But then what...private life? Lewinsky, who had wanted...cash in on every offer that comes her...Endorsement Network. But ... |
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AGENTS LINING UP FOR CHANCE TO HELP LEWINSKY CASH IN.(News)
...client, Monica Lewinsky, were waiting...profit. Agents say Lewinsky will get $4 million, minimum, to...nude pictorial in Penthouse. ``The microsecond...If I had her (Lewinsky) right now...thousands'' of offers to tell her story... |
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LEWINSKY'S `FAME' WILL LIKELY WIND UP AS INFAMY.(Local)(Column)
...L'affaire de Lewinsky reaches its final...Guccione's $2 million offer to print semi...and her story in Penthouse. And she still...about here. Monica Lewinsky is 24 years old...beach routine. Lewinsky is the ``get... |
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SHORT TAKES.(News/National/International)
* Penthouse magazine publisher...offered Monica Lewinsky $2 million for rights to...alleged affair with Lewinsky and that he wanted...response to his offer from Lewinsky or her lawyer...no offer from Penthouse, but that if... |
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WIRED FOR SEX A GROWING CYBERPORN EMPIRE IN SEATTLE TAKES A NEW TWIST ON AN...
...who lives in a half-million-dollar condo in downtown...XJR, is being compared to Penthouse publishing magnate Bob Guccione...headlines. Partnering with Penthouse, he made a $3 million offer to Monica Lewinsky to pose nude when the White... |
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The Green Room: Where Every Surfer Wants To Be Fear and loathing in cyberspace
...sludge" (according to Monica Lewinsky's evidence in the Starr Report). Penthouse calls him "the most dangerous...establishment, despite a pounds 30 million libel suit being brought against...Arkansas, Drudge does not offer legally ratified facts, but... |