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...However, McDonald's has been on the move under new CEO Jack Greenberg, aquiring Tex-Mex and pizza chains in the past year. And it's not taking too much of a risk - if it can't make the 751 Boston Market franchises (which it snatched at a bargain basement price of $131 million) solvent again, it can easily convert some or all of them into McDonald's or other eateries for significantly less than the cost of building new premises. And, who knows, maybe Ronald McDonald will learn from Boston Market - and those spongy McNuggets will more closely resemble...
...death will result from the 5 million bottles of champagne that Americans are expected to drink this New Year's Eve. PMS is a psychological affliction. The Germans, who go in for really long nouns, call it emptiness-from- having-spent-thousands-of-deutsche-marks-(dollars)-stockpiling-the-bunker-(basement)-with-flashlight-batteries-and- spring-water-and-cans-of-tuna-for-no-reason. Heidegger would call it whatnextness, but he is dead...
...airlines may be able to get away with these prices through the holidays, when demand is highest," says Baumohl, "but if the other airlines keep their prices down, Delta and American could be forced to lower prices." Also helping to keep ticket prices competitive: The popularity of bargain-basement ticket vendors such as Priceline.com. Hey, if the airlines continue to be squeezed by such trends, it may force them to do something drastic to lure people on board. Like giving us a whole can of soda...
...committee hopes to "infiltrate upperclass dorms, libraries, and the basement of the Science Center with blue [recycling] bins...
...zealous advocate of the virtues of a low-fat diet, exercise and stress management. Although he is occasionally seen at a downtown Washington health club, no one would call him buff--he is still carrying the legacy of too many cheeseburgers and Fritos from the Capitol basement takeout. But that has not prevented him from bonding with best-selling author Dr. Dean Ornish, who wrote Love and Survival: 8 Pathways to Intimacy and Health and Eat More, Weigh Less: Dr. Dean Ornish's Life Choice Program for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly...