Word: stratton
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...Hillary Clinton," was how G.O.P. Senator Alfonse D'Amato responded to reports of his dealings with Stratton Oakmont Inc., a New York brokerage that has drawn ongoing scrutiny for alleged securities violations. But then last week a Securities and Exchange Commission report concluded that the brokerage had bent its own rules to secure D'Amato shares in a hot new computer stock in 1993 that netted him a $37,125 profit in a single day. New shares are often doled out by brokerages to favored customers before the rest of the public gets a chance. That makes comparisons...
...flame someone online can the online service be held responsible? That's the issue being decided in New York's State Supreme Court. A Long Island financial firm, Stratton Oakmont, sued Prodigy -- one of theonline world's Big Three-- claiming that it was unfairly accused of fraud on a Prodigy bulletin board. Prodigy, like other online service providers have always said they're simply a communications conduit -- much like a phone company -- and have claimed that they're not responsible for what their customers post. "Liability," says Kent Stuckey, general counsel of Compuserve, "could present a chilling effect...
...appealingly Gothic, but I was less interested in the exploration of the artist's homosexuality and childhood abuse that follows. In contrast to "Delirium," there is no overarching theme to rescue this video from a swamp of tedious personal history. Over a clip of unidentifiable squirming insect life, Stratton's voice introduces the video: "This video is about seduction... This video is about you." Excuse me, but this video is not about me. Later Stratton quips, "All my friends went on Prozac and did great work. I went on Prozac and made this vide." Hopping on the Prozac bandwagon, however...
...where the average price of a home is $230,000. Much of it is so fresh-out-of-the-cellophane new that in some shopping malls the trees are not yet shade size. "We can see some urban pressures like graffiti start to spring up," says Mayor Greg Stratton, but he stresses that "among towns over 100,000, Simi Valley is one of the two safest communities...
Located in Vermont, Stratton has extensive skiing facilities for skiers of all abilities. Stratton is an excellent family ski resort because of its superb ski school that caters to young skiers. The alpine village shopping area is an great place to pick up a new ski outfit or just browse around. If you are into snowboarding, Stratton is the place to be. From the beginner slopes to the half-pipe, Stratton has something for every level of snowboarder. In fact, if you happen to be planning a ski trip for early February, you might consider going to Stratton to visit...