Word: belled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...attorney general Jeremiah ("Jay") Nixon as part of a sting operation. Last Friday, in the first case ever against an active Internet gambling concern, a federal-circuit-court judge granted Nixon's request for a permanent injunction barring Global Casino's parent company, Interactive Gaming & Communications (I.G.C.) of Blue Bell, Pa., from taking any more bets from Missouri residents...
Often computers, rather than out-and-out stealing their victim's job, just nibble around the edges. The Bell Atlantic directory-assistance operator hasn't been entirely replaced. But with a machine asking you what listing you're after and then giving you the number, and the operator uttering about 4.6 words in between, fewer operators are needed. Even tax-preparation software works that way when accountants themselves use it instead of their old adding machine--the software raises their productivity, thus dampening demand for new accountants. (The use of professionals for tax preparation has so grown in recent decades...
...When the bell rang after her unsuccessful lesson in fractions, Robinson immediately sought out her lead teacher, Sandy Luebbe. Lead teachers are considered the very best in the Professional Practice Schools, and they not only counsel the interns but also evaluate their performances. "Sandy is like a video camera," says Robinson, "observing me, saying 'O.K., this is working really well' or 'If you move your arms down to the side, you'll look more open and the kids will want to approach you.'" Luebbe listened to Robinson's account of her ordeal and, referring to little colored bars used...
General Wong's chicken and Bell-Ringing beef were especially unpopular, as students called for less ambitious dishes...
...built over the past 20 years. Oracle enjoys a virtual hammerlock in the immensely profitable business of organizing and storing information in electronic databases. In the past fiscal year the firm squeezed more than $600 million in profits from revenues of $4.2 billion by helping firms like Pacific Bell and American Airlines track billing records and airline reservations. The company's market value is $28 billion--more than that of Time Warner or H.J. Heinz--and it has enjoyed better than a 30% annual growth for a decade. Customers love Oracle because the software, though it costs millions, saves them...