Word: shorting
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Zurich a few weeks earlier, she had a terrible start, then chased down the pack, nipping fellow American Inger Miller at the wire. When Jones is slow out of the blocks, she wins. When she's fast, there's no contest. Her rivals are left without solutions, short of finding a Tonya Harding among them to execute some kneecapping. In Brussels the women hung around after the race muttering about a quick gun, doing what they could to keep their heads in the game...
Karelin and his campaign managers gave one another fits. "They told me to grow hair instead of having my favorite short haircuts. They told me I should not drive sport-utility vehicles--but I don't fit in a regular car. Finally I said, 'Maybe you want me to pierce my ears and nose, paint my cheeks, use lipstick and makeup? Look, the people who vote for me see me every day as I am. I don't have to pretend to make them like...
...question with Matsuzaka is whether he'll endure. Baseball managers are notorious in Japan for overworking their pitchers, and the list of hurlers whose careers were cut short by blown-out arms is long. In the U.S., a starting pitcher typically throws between 100 and 140 pitches a game. In Japan, 200-pitch games are not unheard of. The wear-and-tear on Matsuzaka's arm from his torrid schedule as a high-schooler might well come back to haunt him. "I worry about his future because he throws a lot compared to American pitchers and even other Japanese pitchers...
...from the Boston Globe asked Rich to elaborate on his pre-high school life. So when Josh got his turn, he took on the heretofore unexplored topic of cannibalism: "Was it difficult choosing to eat Sonja in the second episode?" Rich asked to have Josh disconnected. There was a short struggle, and I heard a dial tone from his office...
...YOUR FIX For home buyers undeterred by increased housing costs, good news: borrowing is getting cheaper. Last week, 30-year fixed mortgage rates hit the year's low, dipping below 8%. More important, the spread between fixed-rate and adjustable-rate loans narrowed. While ARMs may provide short-term benefits, most financial advisers favor fixed because of the uncertainty of future rate hikes and refinancing costs...