Word: price
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...castrated--chemically, with medication, or surgically, by removing the testes--soon after the prostate gland is removed. Most doctors hold off, sometimes for years, in part because of the heavy consequences: libido usually plummets, and many men experience hot flashes, muscle loss and fatigue. These may be a small price to pay for survival...
CAFFEINE HIGH Think price before you savor that tasty cup of joe after this season's holiday feast. With a recent drought threatening next year's crop in Brazil, the wholesale price of coffee has shot up some 80% in the past few months, from a five-year low of 80[cents] per lb. in early October. Last week, as rains drenched Brazil, the price dropped a bit. Still, supermarket brands like Folgers and Maxwell House, which cut the price of a 13-oz. can by a dime in August, are jacking it up by 30[cents]. For the moment...
...Percentage rise in the first-day stock price of VA Linux Systems, a computer-server company...
...Number of 1999 IPOs that at least doubled in price their first day on the market...
...computers and 50 sensors to navigate its way around your plants, pets and furniture--all without tumbling down the stairs. The DC06 hums along at 1.5 ft. per sec. and can negotiate small inclines up to 1-in. high. If it sounds too good to be true, perhaps the price will bring you back to earth: at $3,500, it's more expensive than hired help...