Sotheby's sold it to the Australian operator Alan Bond, who bought it on time, later went bankrupt and then served some time.

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Bill Gates, who doesn't spend much quality time in the art market, did buy a beautiful Winslow Homer for a record price, but this wasn't Alan Bond flexing his flabby muscles.

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Newhouse, the successful bidder for "Orange Marilyn, " won't have as much fun, but the purchase isn't likely to put him in bankruptcy court -- as "Irises" helped do to Alan Bond.

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Will Alan Greenspan help the bond whiz behind Pacific Investment Management get his mojo back?

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Players like Kevin Bond, Alan Hudson, and Steve Daley would be remembered for their beautiful play during an era that would see the Sounders become perennial championship contenders, yet the cruel nature of the playoffs meant they never won a championship to cap off their amazing form.

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Alan Beck , director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine and a principal investigator in the study, says they placed Aibo, a robotic dog made by Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people ), in the homes of isolated senior citizens to determine whether the robotic pet can improve quality of life.

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Alan Simpson's proposal would mean house builders taking out an insurance bond in case a development floods after the buyer moves in.

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