Midnight moves.Finally! It seems fitting that Midnight Special Bookstore, which started as a Venice Venice (vĕn`ĭs), Ital. Venezia, city (1991 pop. 309,422), capital of Venetia and of Venice prov., NE Italy, built on 118 alluvial islets within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice (an arm of the Adriatic Sea). cooperative, is relying on the cooperation of its most loyal customers to complete its move to Second Street in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . Dozens of volunteers helped pack up the store's inventory for temporary storage a couple of weeks ago, and owner Margie Ghiz sent out another e-mail call last week seeking help putting all those books on their new shelves. "We literally can not do this without you," Ghiz wrote. "At least not before Christmas 2004." Store manager Ruben Perez said two 18-wheelers were due to drop off the books not recorded in the official financial records of a business; - usually used of payments made in cash to fraudulently avoid payment of taxes or of employment benefits. See also: Book late last week, and the hope was to complete the shelving shelv·ing n. 1. Shelves considered as a group. 2. Material for shelves. 3. An incline; a slope. shelving Noun 1. material for shelves 2. by Oct. 29. But while Midnight Special is seeking all the help it can get, Perez said he and other employees were asking volunteers to call ahead and schedule a time. "It gets very confusing con·fuse v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es v.tr. 1. a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; throw off. b. when you have people just showing up," he said. "We're trying to be as coordinated as possible." |
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