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...demand for a discarded bean bag chair or a moldedover refrigerator may plummet after summer storage closes, but tickets and hotel reservations are always hot items...
...vulgarity, hatred and violence that Ice-T carries around from his "formative" years in s.c. L.A. It begins disarmingly--a little skit where Ice-T approaches a parked police car to ask for assistance--but the ditty, and its ensuing musical accompaniment, "Body Count's in the House," plummet to the horrifying depths of police brutality and Ice-T's vision of revenge...
...many respects, the current slump is an extension of the mid-'80s energy bust that saw prices plummet to $9 per bbl. Just as the region was attempting to diversify out of its energy dependence, the gulf crisis suddenly forced prices to $40 in 1990, spurring some drillers to crank up rigs again. But when the war ended, hopes were dashed just as quickly; prices slid back down, and the small trickle of investment money dried...
...later, the men had been buried. Pin said the graves lay deep in the jungle up the mountainside -- though he could not remember exactly where. According to Phe, however, the site was only 15 ft. away. He quickly located one of the spots, and our expectations soared -- only to plummet when it became obvious that someone had already dug up the grave...
...games--even if they bet on their own team to win. Similarly, traders cannot be trusted to make objective decisions about Harvard's investments when their personal interests are tied to the same companies. If Harvard were to decrease its holdings in Harken, the investors' personal holdings would plummet. They would benefit if Harvard purchased more Harken stock...