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...enough to make the most gregarious gabber think twice before picking up the phone again. What if the record of all your personal calls--whom you're talking to, when and for how long--were being sold to the highest bidder, by none other than your very own telephone company? Every time you dial up your shrink for a quick calm-me-down, for instance, that history could be sold to a pharmaceutical firm ready to pitch you on the benefits of tranquilizers...
...Soep Painting was the low bidder [and] agreed to hire about half of the remaining workers to complete the work," said John Laughlin, the spokesperson for Painters and Allied Trades District Council Five, the workers' chosen bargaining agent. "The workers have the opportunity now to work union...
CURT FLOOD He was more successful on the field than he was in court, but when outfielder Curt Flood sued baseball in 1970 to win the right to sell his services to the highest bidder, he initiated a process that would destroy the feudal structure of pro sports. Flood lost his battle; his fellow players, in time, won the war. Those who do not thank him daily in their prayers should be ashamed of themselves...
...CEZANNE Bidder pays a whopping $60.5 million for artist's fruit pic. Guess he liked them apples...
...Harvard name could take her. Last month, she put her used underwear up for sale on Ebay.com, a virtual auction Web site. Knowing that Ebay sales require creative marketing ploys, she coaxed potential buyers with "sexy, red-head, Harvard coed's panties being sold to the highest bidder." Offers came in from across the country. Although the senior earned $7 from the sale, she now believes--given the response she received--that she may have cut the bidding off too early...