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Consider some of the features offered on the major commercial computer networks. An on-line catalog called Comp-u-store lists discount prices of as much as 50% on 250,000 brand-name consumer items, from Hickory Farms sausages to Stanley Tools wrenches, and accepts electronic orders for any of them. A-Z Worldwide Hotel Index carries rates and descriptions of 25,000 domestic and international hotels. The Career Network holds 4,000 resumes and 3,000 job openings. Stockvue analyzes the performance of 3,100 common stocks. The IRS provides full-text electronic versions of its 75 most requested...
Although the aforementioned organizations will be open to all interested parties, some will require a Comp in order to participate. Guessing 10 or more out of 20 cards correctly and/or levitating will gain one admission to the Psychic Table. Similarly, three good deeds and one miracle will be needed to sit in one of the 12 seats at the Divinity Table. Experience at the Stigmata Table also helps, as will a few sessions calming the noisy antics of the Possessed Table...
...Review this year will maintain its two-year-old selection process which requires all applicants to enter a writing comp, said President of the Review Adam S. Cohen...
Under this scheme, only half of the members are selected entirely on the basis of the writing comp. The other half is selected with a formula of 70 percent first-year grades, 30 percent writing comp...
Fear over recent declines in the numbers applying to the Review was considered a reason for the proposal's support among some review members last night. By exempting some applicants from the writing comp, some members of the review hoped to broaden the applicant pool...