Word: gluts
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Tampa Bay happens to have just such a glut at tight end, which bodes well for both Yale’s Lawrie and Dartmouth’s Cramer...
...Chris Carrabba, Evan Dando, David Gray and countless others, you could easily hold a Lilith Fair stocked with sensitive white guys, though to exhaust the supply, it would have to be performed over several agonizing days, sort of a James Taylor Ring Cycle. There are worse things than a glut of smart songwriters, but you can't help thinking that if a few of them started churning out some speed-metal tunes, they might be doing themselves--and record stores--a big favor...
...American men with the onerous distinction of having “lower front waists.” With America looking larger than ever, it’s no wonder Americans are looking for someone to blame. But the recent phenomenon of Americans suing fast food makers for their glut of guts has largely been met with bitter scowls. According to a 2003 Gallup poll, 89 percent of the country opposes them, believing that—as Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., put it—fat people should “look in the mirror?...
Coffee, the world's most valuable traded commodity after oil, is a flash point in the struggle over globalization, and the drama is being played out everywhere, from supermarkets to college cafeterias. A decade-long supply glut has impoverished some 25 million small farmers in 50 countries. Three American multinationals--Kraft, Procter & Gamble and Sara Lee--plus the Swiss giant Nestle together buy almost half the world's beans, and their profits have percolated as farmers' incomes have dripped dry. With human-rights activists crying foul, some consumers are turning to Fair Trade--and away from unfettered "free" trade...
...recipe for glut that could reverberate around the globe, and not just in cars. From microwaves to T shirts to sheet steel, China is building up excess capacity at a breakneck pace. The country's economy grew 9.1% last year and attracted $53 billion in foreign investment, second only to the U.S. economy. The emerging middle class pushed retail sales up 9% in 2003, but industrial output shot up 17%. Economists warn of a crash waiting to happen: if too many factories make too many goods chasing too few buyers, the results are likely to be deflation, widespread business failures...