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Recessions tend to shake up the corporate status quo. Under the stress of collapsing demand and tighter credit, companies that seemed solid are exposed as dangerously flawed, while others panic, slash costs, hunker down - and pass up chances to gain on their competition in ways that would be impossible in a normal economic climate...
...that they do? Well, sure. I've seen one of Art's bills. It's just astonishing how similar it is to the genuine article. I tend to be fascinated by any master criminal, anyone who's such a diabolical genius that they take a crime beyond the financial gain...
...Tobacco companies in return simply changed strategy, advertising to younger markets with candy cigarettes and mascots like Joe Camel - whom a 1991 study found was more recognizable among 5 and 6 year olds than Mickey Mouse. By labeling cigarettes as an "addictive drug" in 1996, the FDA sought to gain control over the industry and limit the sales and advertising of tobacco products. While its actions were supported by then President Bill Clinton, the Supreme Court ruled against the FDA in 2000, claiming the federal agency was never given the proper authority to regulate tobacco by Congress...
...that said, the U.S. faces an uphill battle to gain broad support for tougher sanctions, including those targeting Iran's ailing energy sector; Iran sits on the world's third largest oil reserves, but it loses as much as 500,000 barrels a year in production capacity and what it does produce it has little ability to refine, importing up to 50% of its gasoline. Russia has said it does not support sanctions beyond those targeting businesses with direct ties to the nuclear and missile programs in Iran...
...water's surface - hence more waves. Waves during a storm may reach 20 ft. and appear roughly every six to eight seconds. How do they compare to the surf in Hawaii and California? Pacific waves tend to be stronger and longer than those in the Midwest because they gain momentum from crossing thousands of miles from Asia. They may be twice as tall and appear every 10 to 12 seconds during a storm...