Word: contractive
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...Guitar Center's sales floor, "becoming a musician is all about dreaming. The longer we can extend the dream phase, the better." In the past several years, the dream phase got a boost from advances in digital recording technology. Artists like Geonetta who don't have a record-label contract used to have to pay tens of thousands of dollars for studio time plus distribution costs. But now amateurs can produce CDs with their home PCs and cheap recording and mixing gear--there's even a free version of the industry-standard music-editing software called Pro Tools available online...
...declare bankruptcy and standstills in the same way that individual debtors who cannot meet their obligations are permitted to have a fresh start, or at least reschedule payments. But these were long rejected by the IMF, which felt they were an abrogation of the sanctity of the debt contract. In November 2001, with the impending failure in Argentina, the IMF recognized the need for a systematic procedure for debt restructurings. Unfortunately, U.S. opposition and some major political mismanagement by the IMF put this reform on ice. But the fact that there were "official" discussions on the topic was a major...
...that was a big reason why it took until Monday for the New York Rangers, who drafted him in the third round (95th overall) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, to sign him to a professional contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed...
...that was a big reason why it took until Monday for the New York Rangers, who drafted him in the third round (95th overall) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, to sign him to a professional contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed...
...father smiles blankly without responding. Whatever the truth, it doesn't seem to bother Nike. The company recently beat out the competition and signed Yi to a six-figure, multiyear deal worth far more than his actual salary--and indeed more than Yao Ming's original Nike contract. Forget about that other guy for a minute. The klieg lights of stardom are already starting to shine on the kid from Shenzhen...