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...three homes, a move of questionable value given that Loewen had already shut one down and the other two were small operations. Owners of all three surviving independents say they don't mind Loewen's presence because Loewen boosts its prices so high that any customers with the emotional stomach to shop around will come to them. Faith Hallett, co-owner with her sister Fran of the Hallett Funeral Home in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, estimates that her funeral prices run $600 to $1,200 lower than those of the surrounding Loewen homes and adds, "The Loewen Group hasn't hurt...
...Saints struck again to make the score 2-0, six minutes after the DiFrancesco tally, but this turned out to be merely a kick in the stomach instead of a knockout blow...
Sitting curled up on my bed, eyes bloodshot and stomach growling, I steadily punch the keys on my laptop in order to make the next fellowship deadline. And then it hits me. I am back in my senior year of high school. The self-marketing blitz, the standardized tests, the clever essays, they all come rushing back to me. It seems like ages ago when we were all declaring to the world (or at least to our favorite colleges) that we were worthy, that all those Advanced Placements courses should count for something...
...perhaps, although the answer depends largely on how patient you are and how much risk you can stomach. Foreign stocks, especially those traded in hinterlands such as Sri Lanka and Pakistan, are notoriously volatile. But such budding markets also promise far faster growth than anything the silver-haired domestic economy is likely to muster, presenting the tantalizing possibility of such stocks rising an average 20% to 30% a year over long periods. So far, no large schools of U.S. investors are swimming overseas. A vicious bear market that clipped emerging-market stocks by 30% or more in 1994 remains...
...experimental drug beats ASPIRIN at preventing heart attacks and stroke without harming the stomach...