Thursday, February 06, 2003
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How do I love thee? Let me show you by spending less than 15 bucks. [The Motley Fool]
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The National Library of Canada web-site

We're a federal cultural agency responsible for collecting and preserving Canada's published heritage so that it's available for present and future generations of Canadians.


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Hagar the Horrible. "As you journey through life take a minute every now and then to give a thought for the other fellow. He could be plotting something." [Quotes of the Day]
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WOTD

vanguard (VAN-gard) noun

1. The forefront of an army.

2. The leading position in a movement; people at the head of a movement.

[From shortening of French avant-garde, from avant (before) + garde (guard).]

"Similarly, the 101st airborne division, likely to be at the vanguard of a northern offensive, has not received deployment orders, mainly because their launching pad in Turkey has not yet been established."
Julian Borger; Threat of War; The Guardian (London); Feb 1, 2003.

"Boeing began to view its Russian staff as the vanguard of a new push into the European market, and in 1998 it opened its Moscow Design Center, which a year ago boasted nearly 700 engineers."
Stanley Holmes and Simon Ostrovsky; The New Cold War at Boeing; BusinessWeek (New York); Feb 3, 2003.

This week's theme: what does that company name mean?


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