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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lovely site: cosmetics tips, fragrance guides, a look at the latest European lip glosses. "Oh, come on," you're probably saying, "who is going to buy cosmetics online? If there is one thing no one will buy online, it's cosmetics. You've got to see how it looks, after all." But wait a minute. Didn't you say the same thing about books? "Who would buy books online? You have to be able to flip through the pages." And wasn't it you who said, "I'd never buy plane tickets online. I can't imagine not talking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jeffrey Preston Bezos: 1999 PERSON OF THE YEAR | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

...first job out of school was at Fitel, a start-up that was building a network to handle international financial trades. He spent about two years there, worked about the same amount of time at Bankers Trust, then got an interview at Shaw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jeff Bezos: Bio: An Eye On The Future | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

...would retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 train to the ballpark, looking like you're [riding through] Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rocker's Best Pitch: Learning How to Shut Up | 12/22/1999 | See Source »

Osama Bin Laden has got to be loving this. President Clinton Wednesday warned Americans at home to be vigilant against possible terrorist attacks over the holidays, following earlier warnings by National Security Adviser Sandy Berger and a State Department travel advistory warning Americans abroad to stay away from crowds. Official concern has been heightened by last week's arrest of 13 suspected terrorists in Jordan and the capture of Algerian Ahmed Ressam at a U.S. border post at the weekend with bomb-making equipment in the trunk of his car. Ressam was indicted Wednesday on charges of attempting to smuggle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton Warns of Terrorism Danger | 12/21/1999 | See Source »

...ratify same-sex marriage. The act precludes the federal recognition of gay and lesbian unions, and allows individual states to ignore any of their neighboring states' more liberal laws. For example, if Vermont's legislature were to formally recognize gay marriages, a gay couple from New York who got married in Vermont would not be legally "married" when they went home to New York. Despite its less-than-spectacular implications, the Vermont ruling's not all bad news for gay activists: While the Vermont legislature may not be ready to make marriage available to everyone, Monday's Supreme Court ruling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Wedding Bells Yet for Vermont's Gay Couples | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

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