Word: hiked
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...drastic hike in international food prices has hit Harvard dining halls—and it's taken your bacon bits...
...shooting happened as Vela's unit was struggling to complete a particularly grueling pair of back-to-back two-day missions in one of the country's most dangerous regions. The men would hike at night with 150-lb. rucksacks, crossing several marshy canals with chest-high water to reach their destination by dawn. They would then break into two- or three-man teams to conduct surveillance all day under the 120-degree sun with only three or four liters of water per person. Throughout, the soldiers often slept no more than 15 minutes at a time. By the fourth...
...Ukraine's President Victor Yushchenko prepares to visit Moscow on Tuesday, Russia's energy giant Gazprom has delivered a nasty welcome for a leader not beloved by the Kremlin. Gazprom late Thursday issued an ultimatum over new Ukrainian gas debts arising from a price hike, warning that it had instructed its services to turn off gas supplies to Ukraine by noon on Monday - the day before Yuschenko flies in - unless it is paid $1.5 billion...
...what will Gazprom do if Ukraine simply pays its latest bill? "Most likely, it will accuse either Ukraine, or Belarus, or both or any other transitor of diverting its transits," Krutikhin says. If, indeed, Gazprom is running short of gas, the Ukraine price-hike could be just the beginning of a turbulent season on gas markets...
...experience in any man's life," warns AskMen.com which notes that unlike Christmas or birthday presents, these gifts reflect not only taste and affection "but your degree of commitment as well." Experts argue over subtexts: Is giving lingerie a turn-on or just tacky? Restaurants sweeten the menu and hike the prices; Christian websites offer valentine messages from God. You can buy a heart-shaped potato on eBay. It comes...