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...Iasis purchased a model log-home kit from Kuhns Bros. Log Homes for about $250,000, which included specially manufactured kiln-dried logs and blueprints. Judging by the package price, it seems like a tremendous bargain. But the couple estimates they'll spend an additional $300,000 or more to hire local workers to complete the house...
While Robert K. Lord ’08, the victim in last Monday’s unfortunate armed robbery, was no doubt brave to bargain with his robbers to keep his electronic daily organizer and cell phone (which he was nearly successful in saving), his actions should not serve as a model to other students. Not only did Lord put himself in unnecessary danger, he was almost run over as he chased after the robbers, attempting to read their license plate number. Students must bear in mind that robbers, especially those with firearms, nearly always have the tactical advantage...
...Mark Darcy. She's wriggling around under a gray comforter, looking from behind like a small elephant. He asks what in the world she is doing. Getting dressed, she says, but hiding the "wobbly bits." He firmly states his adoration of them, and her delighted grin seals a basic bargain with the audience. We all have our wobbly bits. And we all desperately hope our lovers and friends will accept them...
...foreign reserves from the country's existing oil business, Seif goes on, "we don't lack cash. We don't need capital." But Libya does need modern technological know-how and experienced manpower--the kinds of resources that big outside oil firms can provide. "We are strong enough to bargain," says Seif, who knows how valuable his country's crude is to the West. Who will command the upper hand in the negotiations remains to be seen. But with both sides motivated to get the oil pumping, Libya's importance to the world economy, and to America, will only grow...
It’s a trend not limited to upscale coffee bars; bargain clothing shops are hard to come by in the neighborhood. Harvard Square is better-suited to high-end shoppers, and the prices can be daunting for undergrads not sending bills home...