Word: fasts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pigs, on the other hand, can't be killed fast enough--though 2 million a week are being butchered. And therein lies the problem. Hog farming, until recently the most profitable sector in agriculture, is stuck in the mud. A glut of live pigs on the market, exacerbated by a sudden drop in slaughterhouse capacity, has pushed the price of pigs down to levels not seen since the Depression. "It's a lethal mixture," says Al Tank, CEO of the National Pork Producers Council. Across the South and Midwest, farmers are losing thousands of dollars a day, drifting deeper into...
...around 4:20 p.m., the participants congregate to eat dates, the traditional staple for breaking the fast in Islamic heritage, and to drink milk and apple juice, (neither of which have any religious or historical significance). After this brief snack, those in attendance stand in rows in their bare feet and pray for several minutes, although men and women pray in separate areas of the room...
Over the next few weeks, Cellucci will hold fast on his promises of fiscal responsibility by adopting recommendations from a transitional economic advisory committee chaired by Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein...
Chamberlin's new position will involve promoting awareness of the Technology Review, which serves both as MIT's alumni magazine and a competitor to Fast Company and Forbes...
...psych money doesn't make a significant contribution to my tuition, but with the whole cost of living it's good to have extra cash," Hoff said. "It really adds up fast if you do it a lot." Hoff said she has participated in about 20 psych experiments already this year...