Word: downwardly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...even more controversial approach is the risky "fist-to-cheek" position. Here, sleepers place an elbow on the armrest of the chair, and then balance the weight of their head on the strategically positioned knuckles. The peril here lies in the forces of gravity, which slowly pull the head downward, resulting in a cranial free-fall, jolting the student back to consciousness...
Willman's plight is more than just a bit of local promotion gone haywire. It is a direct result of the gambling industry's frenzied competition for players at a time when saturated markets are putting sharp downward pressure on gaming companies' earnings. In overbuilt markets like Atlantic City, N.J., Tunica, Miss., and St. Louis, Mo., the ability to win now the real, revenue-generating gamblers from the $50-a-day dilettantes has become nothing less than a matter of survival...
With their latest album Hand it Over, Mascis halts the artistic downward spiral that Dinosaur Jr. had suffered since recording a perplexingly acoustic album in early 1996. Although Martin and Me, a re-recording of old material, allowed Mascis's often brilliant songwriting to shine through, it met with mixed reviews from the critics who had come to expect Dinosaur Jr.'s melancholic lyrics to be imbued with an almost paradoxical electric fury. The new material featured on Hand it Over marks a return to the high energy Lollapalooza style that traditionally, and perhaps regrettably, has obliterated all recognizability...
...Also worth watching, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's update on the economy this Wednesday. More than once in the past year, comments from Greenspan have provoked market downturns. The Fed Chairman has the power to raise interest rates, which would pressure equities downward. But many analysts say Asia's woes make it less likely the Fed will try to push through a rate hike...
...during the past year, the twins have become increasingly aware of these emotional links. After their mother was diagnosed with leukemia, the two became involved in a downward spiral of illness that drew them together just as it eventually separated them from the woman who gave them each other...