Word: vip
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...culture arm of politics performed well. A VIP tour of the set of NBC’s “The West Wing” went for $3500, and meals with George Stephanopolous, James Carville and Chris Matthews went for $450, 850 and 500, respectively...
...even if that's out of your league, plenty of high-net worth advisers will work with you. Most require $100,000 to $1 million of investable money to open an account, and they will provide personalized tax service and mutual-fund investing. For VIP treatment, $10 million is the threshold. Firms usually charge about 1% of assets each year and negotiate down for larger portfolios...
After dinner we meet friends at Vacuum Space (known as VS to those in the know). Phone (886-2) 2700-6535 to ask for a table in the vip room, set off from the dance floor by sliding glass doors that would suit a space pod. If you're still buzzing after the clubs close, Fuhsing South Road in southeast Taipei has food stalls open until the wee hours. Try the niurou laobing, a beef-filled pancake, or, if you're brave, a steaming hot pot of chou doufu, stinky bean curd...
Israeli security officials say some holders of VIP cards, issued by the Israelis to top Palestinian officials, used their ability to travel with few checks across the bridges from Jordan to smuggle arms, until Israel cracked down during the intifadeh. Tunnels dug 50 ft. below the sandy border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt have also served as conduits for arms. Israeli troops found two such tunnels last week and destroyed them. Last May Israel intercepted a boat headed to the Gaza Strip and discovered a haul that included Strella shoulder-launched ground-to-air missiles--the Russian equivalent...
...Israeli security officials say some holders of VIP cards, issued by the Israelis to top Palestinian officials, used their ability to travel with few checks across the bridges from Jordan to smuggle arms, until Israel cracked down during the intifadeh. Tunnels dug 50 ft. below the sandy border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt have also served as conduits for arms. Israeli troops found two such tunnels last week and destroyed them. Last May Israel intercepted a boat headed to the Gaza Strip and discovered a haul that included Strella shoulder-launched ground-to-air missiles--the Russian equivalent...