She said she had not made any new friends in Internet chat rooms, but used e-mail to keep up with existing ones.

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Vivian was to be polite and helpful, in terms of offering water or coffee or directing them to the rest rooms in the hallway, but not overly solicitous and definitely not optimistic in any way.

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Of MGM's 36, 500 rooms, the most of any Strip operator, 75% were bought, not built.

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