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jeopardy/2212_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  CORPORATE AMERICA | In 2000 the town of Halfway, Oregon renamed itself this, after a website with discounts of at least 50% | Half.com. right: Wrong: Triple...
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What Ever Happened to Half.com, Oregon?: Design Observer  Sadly, it was bought in June 2000 for $312.8 million by eBay, who wanted its ... Back in late 1999, the town of Halfway, Oregon wasn't looking for a sponsor. ... the end, the town received $110,000, 20 computers for its school, and a free town website. ... I asked him about the town's decision to rename itself Half.com, which,...
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Halfway, Oregon - Wikipedia  Halfway is a small town in Baker County, Oregon, United States. This town took its name from the location of its post office, on the Alexander Stalker ranch, half way between Pine and Cornucopia. The population was 288 at the 2010 census. During the dot-com boom, Halfway agreed to rename itself as Half.com, ... an offer to rename itself as Half.com, Oregon, after the e-commerce start-up,...
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Free Flashcards about BUSINESS & INDUSTRY - StudyStack  IN 2000 THE TOWN OF HALFWAY, OR RENAMED ITSELF THIS, AFTER A WEBSITE WITH DISCOUNTS OF AT LEAST 50%, HALF.COM ..... BEST KNOWN FOR ITS SHOES BEGAN IN OREGON AS BLUE RIBBON SPORTS, NIKE.
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7 towns that changed their names (and 4 that almost did) - The Week  Oct 20, 2014 ... The smallest town in Montana changed its name for one NFL season to "Joe. ... the first town to rename itself after his popular radio and television show. ... In 2000, officials in Halfway, Oregon, agreed to change the town's name to ... According to the town's website, White Settlement traces its name to the...
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US Coins (United States Coins) - Coin Collecting Guide For Beginners  Results 1 - 6 of 50 ... Half Cent Coins (1793-1857) - Half Cents, also known as the half penny, ... earned a spot in history as the first US coins ever minted by the United States ... and 5% tin and zinc and is a little bit smaller than the quarter we know today. ... US Quarters, with a denomination of twenty five cents, or a quarter of a...
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Portland History  You will see a glimpse into life in the early days of Portland, and its ... Trade cards became popular with the enterprising merchants who distributed them from the ... In 1843, Tennessee drifter William Overton and his friend, Boston lawyer Asa ... to file a land claim, so he sold half of his 640-acre share to Lovejoy for 25 cents.
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50 Years of Discounting | Adweek  Jun 24, 2012 ... How Walmart, Target and Kmart came to dominate American retail 50 years after their foundings. ... It's the most dynamic of all the retail channels, says Marshal .... featuring comedian Rosie O'Donnell and director Penny Marshall (and ... Still, the concept of one-stop shopping that drove discount's growth is...
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Half & Half - Wikipedia  Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006 ... Just as with Mona, her mother can often be seen in Deedee's apartment above ... episodes having serious talks with each other, often the mother giving advice to .... Also, Dee Dee is miffed that Neil would choose work over her.
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9 Things You May Not Know About the Oregon Trail - History Lists  Nov 13, 2015 ... Don't see your TV provider? ... In the mid-19th century, the Oregon Trail was the main pathway for ... finally ending in the fertile Willamette Valley or the gold fields of California. .... Wheel ruts from Oregon Trail wagons are still visible today. ... These pioneer wagon ruts can still be seen in all six of the states...
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Pleasant Family Shopping: Mr. Penney, Mountains & Main Street  Nov 21, 2011 ... In the mining town of Kemmerer, Wyoming in 1902, conditions were hard. ... James Cash Penney (yes, that was his real middle name, he would assert on .... in town did, Penney pressed on with his plans to open on a cash-only basis. ... and Penney opened their first Golden Rule Store in Kemmerer, a one...
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Oregon WinterFest - Timeline | Facebook  344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr. Bend, OR 97702 ... 1859 - Oregon's Magazine ..... Thank you to all who joined us at the 2016 OnPoint Community Credit Union .... Top 8 things to do with your sweetie #inbend all happen right here, gates open at 11am: .... We returned at 11:30 today with our dog and we were told by Security that...
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jeopardy/2848_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  "W"HERE'S THAT? | This hyphenated North Carolina city was formerly 2 different towns that were a mile apart | Winston-Salem. right: Katie. Wrong: Value: $400.
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How Oregon's Second Largest City Vanished in a Day | History ...  Feb 18, 2015 ... A 1948 flood washed away the WWII housing project Vanportbut its history ... town, the Housing Authority of Portland wanted to dismantle Vanport altogether. ... to the shoulders of those who had otherwise been seen as unqualified for .... According to Rachel Dresbeck in her book Oregon Disasters: True...
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Kmart Is Planning to Take Public Its New BlueLight.com Web Unit ...  As expected, the big discount chain unveiled the new Web business Wednesday, which is a ... Softbank is investing $62.5 million to develop the site. ... Circuit City agreed to dedicate space in its retail stores to sell AOL's online services, while...
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Half dollar (United States coin) - Wikipedia  Design, Presidential Seal. Designer, Frank Gasparro. Design date, 1964. The United States half dollar coin, sometimes referred to as the fifty-cent piece or simply the half ... The only other U.S. coin that has been minted as consistently is the cent. Though rarely used today, half dollar coins have a long history of heavy use...
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Half dollar (United States coin) - Wikipedia  The United States half dollar coin, sometimes referred to as the fifty-cent piece or simply the half, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, one-half of a dollar, and is the largest U.S. coin currently minted, in both size and weight, being ... As a result of its decreasing usage, a large amount of pre-2002 half dollars remain in...
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NOT_AVAILABLE - WorldCat  Twenty-five years ago, for amusement, I invented a small town where the women ... They say, "That story of yours reminded me of people I knew when I was growing ... So I started telling people that the town is in central Minnesota, near Stearns ... I said it took its name from an Ojibway word that means "the place where we...
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jeopardy/1338_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | True to his middle name, in his 1st "Golden Rule" store in Kemmerer, Wyo., he demanded "cash only" | J.C. Penney. right: Richard.
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Past Tense Oregon: Lewis & Clark Exposition opened 110 years ...  Jun 1, 2015 ... Past Tense Oregon: Lewis & Clark Exposition opened 110 years ago, ... the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition, the Rose City's only world's ... nearly 1.6 million paying visitors had passed through the gates and ... At the time of the fair, there were three bridges spanning the Willamette: the Morrison Bridge,...
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Oregon: Facts, Map and State Symbols - EnchantedLearning.com  Oregon was the 33rd state in the USA; it became a state on February 14, 1859. ... Both sides of the flag have a deep blue background and yellow designs. ... the USA, that its capital is Salem, or that its name starts with "O." Answer: Oregon. ... write), a major body of water in the state, two bordering states, and state nickname.