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...government. In the later stages of the regime, such alternative press took the form of small newspapers that operated from day to day under the constant threat of closure or arrest or paramilitary terrorism. But throughout the whole Marcos regime, there was always what may be described as the "Xerox media" and the "Betamax media." News items and opinion columns in U.S. newspapers and magazines were widely photocopied, and U.S. national newscasts were lifted in videocassettes, smuggled into the Philippines and reproduced over and over again by innumerable and spontaneous networks of Filipinos hungering for the truth...
...longer would xerox machines run out of change and stand idle until a technician arrives to add nickels. And since we wouldn't have to keep dumping coins into the machines between copies, we could all xerox about twice as fast. That's a real savings...
...name Levi has long been to jeans what Xerox is to copiers and Scotch to tape. After all, Levi Strauss invented denim jeans, and the San Francisco business he founded in 1853 created an industry. Even during the designer-jean < craze, no-nonsense Levi held on to its spot as the top jeans manufacturer. The company now controls about 24% of a $6 billion annual market...
...bankruptcy, the Vancouver exposition seems to be soundly financed, thanks largely to substantial government backing. British Columbia has invested $578 million in Expo 86, and the federal government in Ottawa has provided $180 million more. The fair's 34 corporate sponsors, including Coca-Cola, Eastman Kodak, General Motors and Xerox, have kicked in an additional $114 million...
Many companies, including Capital Cities/ABC, Xerox and Dean Witter, have made it easier for employees to seek help by setting up nationwide hot lines with toll-free 800 numbers that workers and their families can call to get advice on drug problems. The service offers a guarantee of privacy to employees who are reluctant to approach their bosses or stop by medical departments. Once the drug user is on the phone, the hot-line counselor can encourage him to get help through an EAP or local clinical program...