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Typical of the trend is New York City's Dial-A-Dinner. Its clients order by telephone from the menu of one of the 30 restaurants on its list. About an hour later, a tuxedo-clad waiter appears, bearing large shopping bags full of plastic containers and a bill -- usually well over $100 -- payable by credit card. "I'm known as the doctor of delivery," declares David Blum, 31, the entrepreneur who started Dial-A-Dinner 18 months ago. Now he has 22 people, 15 cars and six vans, all radio equipped, hurtling about 200 dinners a night across Manhattan...
...Grand Bay Hotel in Coconut Grove, Fla., makes its own deliveries by limousine. Its dishes -- ranging from lobster to souffle -- arrive in plastic containers, although a full china service and other accessories are sent on request. The average bill for two, including tip: $100. Why are so many prepared to pay so much for the thrill of eating in their own homes? "People want convenience," says Jack Kellman of Chicago, who last year launched a company called Room Service Delivery. "There's no baby sitter, no parking and no coat check...
...Levin John Sparks Middle Guard Greg Gicewicz Bruce McKee Linebacker Rick Mclntire Craig Peck Joe Gordian David Weiss Mark Pare Brian Powilatis Adjuster Bobby Frame Chris Maroney Eldon Johnson Mike Patterson Sean Warren Cornerback Cory Thabit Chris Rezendes Jon Lawrence Mark Bowen Jeff lafrati Rick Sofield Safety Jim Smith Bill Sellers...
...have great respect for the people who are leaving, but I ran in the last race--unlike a lot of other candidates who are billing themselves as successors or whatever, says CCA-candidate Jonathan S. Myers, who came within 200 votes of winning a council seat in the last race. "I didn't bill myself as replications of any of those people then, nor am I doing that...
...many as 1000 of these students will find their registration packages tainted with the ominous red dot, according to Susan Schnarer, supervisor of the Billing Office. Those students must settle term bill discrepancies with the University before they can register for classes...