Word: offerred
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...large-print books in bookstores is that people don't even know they exist. Booksellers have traditionally shelved them in a section in the back of the store." But publishers intend to change that--by persuading booksellers to showcase these books near the front of the store and offer crowd-pleasing discounts...
Many Internet service providers offer filtering services. But because of the need to appeal to the largest audience, they may go much further in their proscriptions than some parents would want. Amy Bruckman, a computer-science professor at Georgia Tech, points out that "a lot of these filtering companies are not making clear what their values are, their method for deciding what is acceptable and what is not." That's why it's so important to buy a filter that can be tuned to your family's values...
...View has more to offer. Along with a nuanced picture of the anguish a mother and daughter can cause each other without even trying, the play develops several contrapuntal themes: the rise of Dominic (Tate Donovan) from striving young critic to media superstar; Esme's descent into financial ruin; her mother-in-law's slide into senility. All of which is arrayed on a Shavian battlefield in which strong and articulate people grapple with ideas about art and life...
...Dedicated day traders have a new way to get hold of shares in those skyrocketing Internet IPOs. Last week Discover Brokerage Direct became the latest online player to offer retail investors a small portion of stock in initial public offerings, before the new issues leap 500% on their market debuts. To participate, you'll need to have a hefty $100,000 in your account, and a hearty appetite for risk--despite the recent mania, most IPOs turn out to be losers...
...ESOP FABLE Before you plunk down your hard-earned cash to invest in a company, you might want to find out if its employees are doing the same. According to a new study by Hewitt Associates, firms that offer employee stock-ownership plans (ESOPs) outperform their industry peers handily. Though more firms now offer stock options to lure new hires, 1,000 public companies (and 9,000 private ones) currently motivate workers with ESOPs. They include such companies as UAL, BellSouth, Allied Signal, Merrill Lynch and Procter & Gamble...