Word: mattress
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...abuse, the vendors claimed, they were forced to sell trinkets up to 18 hours a day, seven days a week, for roughly 74[cents] an hour. Of the $400 each worker was paid monthly, $200 was siphoned off for rent. In a locked room off the areas scattered with mattresses, sleeping bags and bunk beds, police found evidence of their hard labor: $35,000 in cash, $10,000 of it in $1 bills. Within hours, five Paoletti clansmen and two others were arrested, but U.S. and Mexican authorities were still hunting for clan patriarch Jose Paoletti Moreda, 59, who allegedly...
...indexes are bloated. Anybody can see that. But don't blame the index funds. It's part of a mania that has bloated the entire market. There's good reason to be worried about a steep correction that would hit all stocks. So stick your money in a mattress if you're worried. But if you are committed to owning stocks for the long haul, indexing still makes sense. For one thing, there is scant evidence that major indexes fall harder than most stock funds. In 1987, the year of the crash, the S&P 500 did better than...
...trashed, and then Craig poured beer into the speakers. It was awesome.") The discolored marks on the carpet sparked legends. ("Man, we weren't even trashed, but Craig and I just suddenly decided to have this barfing contest in the living room. It was awesome.") The bloodstain on the mattress was affectionately dubbed "Derrick's Lucky Night...
...five contemplate mattress-choked backyard...
...staging and choreography, coordinated by Larry Carpenter and Daniel Pelzig respectively, are inventive and add color to the show's surrealism. When Robert and April are in bed together, his female friends loom disapprovingly--from the edges of the mattress. The production boasts a visually provocative design, contributing to an overall finesse that makes the show not only worth thinking about, but also worth watching and enjoying...