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Hallelujah! Crude oil futures were sliding fast Wednesday in the wake of Saudi Arabia's near-unilateral promise to pump an extra 500,000 barrels a day into the world market. By midday Wednesday, the benchmark London Brent blend had dipped below $30 a barrel and seemed well on its way to the long-term $25 target that the Saudis say they're aiming for - a price that could shave 20 cents a gallon off nationwide prices at U.S. pumps...
...volunteers then trucked to the finish line. At 9:30, we joined the steady stream of cyclists for the long ride eastward. Those on svelte road bikes were the fastest, but in the rain their narrow tires were especially vulnerable to punctures. Cyclists on workhorse mountain bikes had to pump the hardest. Most of our pedaling was on the broad asphalt shoulder of Montauk Highway, which parallels the coast as it runs through resort towns and lavish residential areas. Forsythia, lilac, horse chestnut, wisteria and dogwood splashed bright colors against the rain-wrung greenery, and sometimes the fragrance of roses...
...Christopher June 14, 2000: New York Moltisanti, far left, sets up mobsters busted for a brokerage operation to "pump setting up brokerage and dump" phony stock operations to "pump and dump" penny stocks...
Indeed, every cell is a living example of nanotechnology: not only does it convert fuel into energy, but it also fabricates and pumps out proteins and enzymes according to the software encoded in its DNA. By recombining DNA from different species, genetic engineers have already learned to build new nanodevices--bacterial cells, for example, that pump out medically useful human hormones...
...available as capsules, powder or liquid at health-food stores, drug stores and on the Internet. The packaging promises to maximize your strength, endurance and muscle size. Last year an estimated $400 million worth was sold. Most buyers are adults looking to get a better pump at the gym, but there are signs that users are getting younger...