Word: mint
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...makeup trunk. "Barbie girls can't go anywhere without being able to get glam at a moment's notice," says Liz Grampp, director of marketing for Barbie at Mattel. Collectors even had a heated debate about how to best maintain the value of Barbie; some say a mint-condition Barbie should include the original plastic wrap and cardboard box, while others claim that Barbie can only be fully appreciated if removed from her stifling packaging...
...carbon emissions. It would also create what would almost certainly be the world's biggest greenhouse-gas market, since companies would have the option to buy and sell carbon credits and offsets. Every smart, efficient enterprise that can rapidly bring down its emissions will be able to make a mint on the carbon market - and so will the carbon middlemen...
Restaurant owner Ahmed H. Naguib predicted that the Kaftka Kabob will be a popular dish. According to the menu, it contains ground beef mixed with various spices, vegetables, and mint and tahini sauce...
Rosales defended the legality of the bills, insisting that legislation passed in 1995 gives the Central Bank "exclusive authority" to mint and print money. The number of signatures that appear or don't appear on the money is not important, he said. Critics, however, argue that the Central Bank's exclusive authority doesn't give it creative license to invent new styles of currency that stray from the technical specifications laid out in the Monetary Law. "The government couldn't just start circulating cacao beans and say it's currency like the indigenous did," says economist Nestor Avendano. "They have...
...minutes in sports," The Kentucky Derby emphasizes the event in sporting event. For this, its all about Southern hospitality (no, not that kind). Put on your nicest spring dress, your finest jewelry, and, of course, the oh so necessary derby hat, and treat yourself to some sweet tea, mint juleps, and hopefully a little barbecue as you enjoy the action from Churchill Downs. Most of the fun here will be viewing the elegant spectators around the track as they wait for the race to start...