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...discovers why he is there. The enterprising Bobby then sends for his friends, the Zangler Follies, who apparently have a very light rehearsal schedule; he disguises himself as the producer Bella Zangler and attempts to save the theater by putting on a show, little deterred by the signpost in the middle of town indicating 103 miles to civilization and the narcoleptic tendencies of the male chorus...
...kind of book-lined red carpet, the place to See and Be Seen for the tri-colored highlighter toting and Nalgene swigging A-List (forget Chanel, the oversized waterbottle really is exam season’s must-have accessory). This glittering and perhaps rather mythical group, presumed to signpost their academic career with Detur at one end and Hoopes at the other and a whole lotta fluorescent sourcebook underlining in-between, are clearly delineated from The Rest Of Us, who find the silence of the library a little unnerving, typically set the alarm...
...professors at Northwestern University and M.I.T., respectively. For example, you're more likely to buy if a price ends in a 9. And beware of sale signs without stated discounts: they can increase demand more than 50%, though the price may not actually have changed. A less obvious tactic: signpost items that are price sensitive, such as soda. A good price on Coke can lead a consumer to believe all items at the market are bargain priced, even if it's just the pop that's cheap. --By Barbara Kiviat
...having a cuppa here, in fact, is a bit like forgetting to sample the wine on a tour of Loire Valley vineyards. When the bus deposited me on a dirt track without a single signpost or marker, it was naturally a pretty tea seller, with a baby in arms, who provided succor. Anita said she had lived at Top Station only since getting married. Previously, she had been a schoolteacher and had earned more in that profession than her husband did now. Serving masala chais with a faintly resigned air, she called her husband out to meet me. Much less...
...Personal Signpost: A database of local information, directions and places of interest that can be accessed via mobile phone...