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Curtain calls

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A survey of the cost of made-to-measure curtains velvet curtains with pinch pleated heading tape has revealed significant differences in prices. Prices quoted varied between 155-530 pounds sterling per pair, the price for making up the curtains alone varied from free-of-charge to 200 pounds. Discrepancies were found in the quantity of material required for a standard size window, varying between 10 and 15 metres. Advice on choosing curtains is given.

Publisher: Consumers Association (UK)
Publication Name: Which?
Subject: Consumer news and advice
ISSN: 0043-4841
Year: 1995
Surveys, Drapery, Draperies

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Poll positioning

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British television broadcasters British Broadcasting Corporation Ltd., ITN and Sky News will make every effort to perform well when televising the general election campaign. They are preparing to follow top politicians round the United Kingdom and will endeavour to provide high-quality live coverage of campaign tactics. Virtual reality broadcasting display systems will be used on all television channels.

Author: Pollard, Nick
Publisher: EMAP Maclaren Ltd.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 1997
Services, British Broadcasting Corp., Television and politics, Independent Television Network Inc., British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC. Sky News

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"Just don't get arrested"

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Teenagers in the Washington D.C. area traditionally head to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, when school gets out in June. Older teens rent beach houses and spend the week drinking, smoking, and socializing with the opposite sex. A college woman spends a week at the beach with a group of recent graduates, many of them headed for Ivy League schools, at the beach and reports on their behavior.

Author: Schoenberger, Chana
Publisher: Washington Magazine Inc.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1997
Delaware, Young adults, Teenagers, Youth, Recreation, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

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