Word: handing
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...Indeed, there have been some scary times. Spyder once attempted a climb (on a building he'd rather not give the name of) and slipped when the tile came loose. He hung perilously some 20-25 feet above ground, holding on with just one hand before gathering himself and struggling back to safety. So far, Spyder hasn't hurt himself...
...lays down a $25 bet on the first hand. Cynthia shows a nine up and he has 15. He takes a hit and busts. It seems as though he's going to try the martingale strategy, doubling his bet every time he loses, a risky proposition given the size of his bankroll. He lays down $50 and loses again. Here, he abandons the martingale for good and returns to betting the minimum. He lays down another $25 and loses again. After 10 minutes of winning some hands but losing most, his old lady comes by the table to bitch...
...quickly became clear that if Harvard were to embark on a serious, credible and effective policy, we needed to have first-hand, accurate information. We asked Notre Dame, the University of Michigan, Ohio State University and the University of California system to join us. Together we have commissioned an inquiry by a diverse group of experts--including a consultant whom we met through Harvard students--that is now visiting factories, meeting with workers' and human rights organizations in seven countries that manufacture licensed apparel, examining economic data bases and making independent inquiries into working conditions...
...advantage for McCain. The exit polls in Virginia may support that theory; they showed the same trend demonstrated so tellingly in South Carolina. Bush pulled in strong numbers among voters self-identified as members of the religious right, and among conservative Republicans in general. McCain, on the other hand, grabbed a hefty vote among independents and Democrats. This divide will surely feed the fire already raging between the GOP candidates (and throughout the Republican party at large): Whom should the party support? Bush, the establishment candidate who has played with great success to the conservative wing of the party...
...other hand, is concerned less with consumers and more with workers, Roeper says...