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...have a way of slingshotting into recessions. Which is Greenspan's job, to smooth out the bumps, and after eight years of economic good times his status as a pilot is legendary. He never claimed to be able to beat the cycle, even after he became a New Economy convert - he'd just rather it bounced between 7 percent and 3 percent annual GDP growth, instead of something on both sides of zero...
Tubridy was aggressive as well, collecting a career-high nine rebounds. Six minutes into the game, she went up strong, collected an offensive board, emerged with the ball and made a nifty pass that co-captain Melissa Johnson was able to convert...
That's how it goes with Wu-Tang Clan--part music sensation, part myth. And this is its paradox. It is a branded marketing juggernaut, instantly recognizable in remote corners of the globe but not quite able to convert its wide appeal to the mainstream. With its latest album, The W (see review), RZA hopes to harness the band's market power to better management in order to restage the Wu brand and set the Clan on a new growth phase...
That's still far off the budget of $3 million to $10 million the state allocated this year when lawmakers voted to refund 30% of the price of a new car or truck to anyone who agreed to convert the vehicle to run on propane or natural gas. In addition, the state promised to pay for every conversion...
...Once again, the Justices seemed unsure as to what, exactly, a recount order would mean. What standards would be used? Trying to convert a skeptical courtroom to his point of view, Boies pointed out there is already a standard established by the Florida legislature, and that standard should be used. "But what does that standard mean?" persisted the questions...