Most of the greeters, order-takers, cleaner-uppers, etc, were not teenagers but adults of either Asian or Hispanic extraction.

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That's followed by Shaw running around the spaceship like Medea on uppers.

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And corporate expansion aside, there are still some pretty good work pick-me-uppers, including bonuses for employees worldwide and new enhancements to its 401(k) package this fiscal year.

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On the other side of the deal are buyers scouring for fixer-uppers to flip into revenue streams or first-timers looking for a turnkey toehold into the mobile space.

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Toyota wants to build vehicles more the way Nike assembles its shoes--with the soles made in one country, cloth uppers cut in a nearby country, all stitched together in a third country.

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And Cooper's not acquiring any fixer-uppers.

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In that vein, a federal court of appeals recently ruled that Christian Louboutin owns trademark rights in his distinctive red outsoles since they identify him as the sole legitimate source of his shoes, while Yves Saint Laurent and other parties retain the right to produce and sell monochromatic red shoes (where both the outsoles and uppers are entirely red).

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