Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...share billing with a third powerhouse: Mobil Corp. The oil company's name will be emblazoned on stadium signs and embedded in the AstroTurf at the 50-yd. line. In fact, the extravaganza has been officially rechristened the Mobil Cotton Bowl. Mobil earned title rights to the game for seven years by paying millions of dollars to the organizers, the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association...
Solid-Gold Mogul Music-and-movie hitmaker David Geffen made a shrewd move in April when he sold his record label to MCA for about $550 million of that company's stock. Just seven months later, when Japanese giant Matsushita bought MCA, the value of Geffen's holdings zoomed to $700 million. It's all in the timing...
...Arnold did find fame in the sport. By 1975, long before moviegoers knew of him, he was the lone superstar of body building, earning the Mr. Olympia title an unprecedented seven times, Mr. Universe, five. At the climax of the documentary film Pumping Iron, which chronicles Schwarzenegger's last Mr. Olympia contest before retiring, the announcer tries to work some suspense into his revelation of the winner's name. But when he says, "The one and only . . . ," a broad grin breaks over Arnold's face. Who else could deserve that title...
During the seven years the woman has lain in a vegetative state, her case has become a bellwether for right-to-die advocates across the U.S. They argue that decisions about whether to withhold food, water and medical treatment from hopeless and helpless patients should be left to families or guardians. While many states embrace such guidelines, Missouri law demands "clear and convincing evidence" of a patient's intent, such as a living will, before countenancing a decision...
...discourage Iraqi visitors, we got the idea of immobilizing the building's elevators. Imad agreed to knock out six of the seven lifts. He removed some parts, and the elevators stopped running. It was wonderful. Upstairs we took doorknobs off fire doors so looters couldn't move around so easily. We carried the knobs around in our pockets...