Word: droppings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Unfortunately, the growers have not yet been persuaded. And only a dramatic drop in profit is likely to change their minds. As Chavez says, "It is at the marketplace where we make legislation...
...Friday, the Dow Jones average suffered its second-biggest point drop ever, falling 190 points and raising fears of a repeat of October 19, 1987, when a Friday decline turned into a Monday rout that knocked a record 508 points off the average...
...Today's development was as many people, including myself, expected," said Lee Professor of Economics Hendrik S. Houthakker, who called Friday's 190-point drop a "freak." Houthakker also said that the Black Monday crash of 1987 was "relatively insignificant" to the economy...
...holy ground, nor will they consider allowing even the simplest synagogue or church. The merest hint of rebuilding the Temple is considered an outrage by the Prophet's followers, who, in the words of an official at Al Aqsa, "will defend the Islamic holy places to the last drop of their blood...
...from 100 nations will meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, this week to decide whether to declare the giant of beasts an endangered species. Such an action could trigger a global ban on ivory trading, but some countries may not go along, and smuggling will no doubt continue. Only a sharp drop in demand for gleaming white tusks can save the elephant. See ENVIRONMENT...