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...severely restricting real estate shelters, tax reform has drained that important source of money for the industry. In troubled markets, such as the farm belt and the oil patch, the changes have added to the pressure on shaky developers. Two weeks ago Dallas-based Vantage Companies, the seventh largest U.S. developer, notified its creditors of plans to delay some loan payments and restructure as much as $1 billion in debts. Last week Austin-based Nash Phillips Copus, the seventh largest U.S. builder of single-family homes, put itself into Chapter 11 proceedings...
...bright spot that had not appeared in older pictures. Stepping out into the clear mountain air of the Chilean coastal range, the University of Toronto scientist reverted to a technique now used only rarely by professional stargazers: he looked up at the sky. There, in the fuzzy patch of light known as the Large Magellanic Cloud, was the spot. Says Shelton: "For more than three hours, I tried several logical explanations. It took me a long time to actually accept that what I had just seen was a supernova...
...minitrend. You publicize your minitrend in the industry press, and more people start buying. Time magazine hears about it and puts in on the front cover, and bang, housewives are duking it out in the aisles to get your product. Net result: Cabbage Patch Dolls...
...only is the plot hackneyed, so are most of the characters, ranging from the affable old lady (that smiles benevolently throughout the whole movie like a catatonic overgrown Cabbage Patch doll) to the good natured town drunk/basketball maven, played by Dennis Hopper. While certainly a change from his role of homicidal maniac in Blue Velvet, Hopper's performance--though often rather forced--has easily the most depth of any in the movie. His controlled energy and powerful screen presence do much to stabilize the film...
Other pharmocological possibilities include a nasal spray and a trans-dermal patch, said Hitchcock, who added that these products will not reach the market in the near future...