Money.BUSINESS Briefly speaking Don't expect any Marky Mark-style ad campaigns or semipornographic seductive se·duc·tive adj. Tending to seduce; alluring: "his sad and fastidious but ever seductive Irish voice" John Fowles. packaging. Tractor tractor, in agriculture, vehicle used to pull such equipment as plows, cultivators, and mowers; to power stationary devices such as saws and winches; and to push snowplows and earth-moving implements. Boy is using different tactics to become the underwear of choice for gays. Founded by lovers Steve Waters and Wade Griffin, Tractor Boy sells underwear made by and for gay men exclusively through its Web site, http://www.tractorboy.com. What sets Tractor Boy briefs apart from other "tighty whiteys" is the narrow rainbow that runs around the waistband, which Waters calls the "pride stripe stripe - data striping ." "It's a statement of who we are," Griffin said, "but it's subtle." Based in Blackshear, a small town in southeastern Georgia, Tractor Boy has sold over 650 pairs of briefs in its first year of operation and will expand its offerings this spring to include a skimpier mid-rise brief and boxer boxer, breed of medium-sized, muscular working dog perfected in Germany in the 19th cent. but whose origins may be traced back in Europe to the 16th cent. It stands from 21 to 25 in. (53.3–63.5 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27. shorts--both with the trademark rainbow stripe. INTERNET Gay financial radio show launched Starting March 1 the Gay Financial Network (http://www.gfn.com) plans to broadcast a ten-minute radio program over the GAYBC Radio Network providing a gay spin to the latest Wall Street news. The program, called the GFN Market Wrap Market Wrap is a show on CNBC that aired between 4pm and 6pm ET, and it was replaced by Closing Bell on Feb 4, 2002. European Market Wrap was the equivalent program on CNBC Europe, but it was replaced by European Closing Bell , is part of GFN's effort to expand its coverage of financial issues. It will be hosted by GFN president Jeffrey Newman. The financial site also is broadening its coverage of money matters to include daily reports on everything from investing to life insurance. |
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