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...style or out of season, and which ones are damaged goods. And that's just how you ought to shop when there's a clearance sale in the stock market, like the one that knocked the Dow down 207 points last Monday. But there you have to inspect the goods especially closely. Stocks aren't vacuum cleaners; if they break when you get home, you can't take them back to your broker for a refund...
These informal bargaining arenas allow seniors to advertise items for sale, in many cases objects that might seem bulky and useless outside of the college environment--like a futon or halogen lamp. Prospective undergrad buyers inspect the goods and sometimes try to haggle over price...
...positive side, Dartboard wishes to note what a useful exercise the lottery has been in building house spirit. We feel distinctly closer to the residents of our house now that approximately half of them have trooped through our room to inspect it. The room tour spiel quickly became a routine--windows are slightly drafty, fraternity across the street which is not too loud except on weekends, knock on the next door to see the bedroom...
...Heavenly Peace, which leads into the Forbidden City. Nearby Tiananmen Square--the very heart of the Middle Kingdom, where students had demonstrated in 1919; where Mao had proclaimed a "People's Republic" in 1949 on behalf of the Chinese people who had "stood up"; and where leaders customarily inspect their People's Liberation Army troops--is a virtual monument to People Power in the abstract. Its western edge is taken up by the Great Hall of the People. Its eastern side is dominated by the Museum of Chinese Revolution. The Mao Zedong mausoleum swallows up its southern face...
...Britain were worried about several specific provisions in the memorandum of understanding between the U.N. and Iraq. It was unclear who would supervise the Special Group, the UNSCOM-plus team, set up to inspect the palaces. The memo called for "specific detailed procedures" for the inspections, but didn't spell out the procedures. This could be trouble, offering the Iraqis any number of avenues for delaying and limiting inspections. But, asks a Clinton aide, "Do we go to war over who drives Butler's car into the palaces...