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| strenuous |
| DEFINITION: |
(adjective) requiring energy and strength. |
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Hiking in the foothills of the Rockies is fairly easy, but climbing the higher peaks can be strenuous. |
| SYNONYMS: | difficult, demanding, exhausting |
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JESSICA'S DIVA DEMANDS
Jessica Simpson, 25, likes to act clueless, but she can swing her celebrity weight like a pro. According to a studio source, weeks before the press tour for The Dukes of Hazzard began, "we were bombarded with a six-page pamphlet of demands for Jessica from the office of her dad, Joe Simpson." Among Jessica's requests: paid accommodations for her hairstylist and assistant in the same hotel as Jessica; a wardrobe budget estimated in the thousands of dollars; cases of Evian water; and paid private...
• JEN FREAKS OVER ANGELINA'S NEW BABY
• JULIA STILES, GWYNETH PALTROW AND MORE!
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| Currency | U.S. Dollar (USD) | Euro (EUR) | Canadian Dollar (CAD) | Japanese Yen (JPY) | Australian Dollar (AUD) | | USD | 1 | 1.230600 | 0.842105 | 0.00906125 | 0.770200 | | EUR | 0.812348 | 1 | 0.684083 | 0.00736089 | 0.625670 | | CAD | 1.186800 | 1.460476 | 1 | 0.0107539 | 0.914073 | | JPY | 110.3100 | 135.7474 | 92.89263 | 1 | 84.96076 | | AUD | 1.297522 | 1.596730 | 1.092650 | 0.0117572 | 1 |
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 US disaster chief quits
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director Michael Brown listens as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff (not pictured) speaks at FEMA's Media Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in this September 9, 2005 file photo. Brown resigned on Monday after fierce criticism of his handling of Hurricane Katrina and U.S. President George W. Bush rejected charges that racism or the Iraq war slowed the government response to the disaster two weeks ago. (Brian Snyder/Files/Reuters)
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1:18 pm PT Energy Conversion reports JunQ resultsþENER 36.11 +0.03:Reports Q4 (Jun) loss of $0.22 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.04 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of ($0.26) -- 2 analysts; revenues rose 5.2% year/year to $20.9 mln vs the $22 mln consensus (2 analysts).
| 1:17 pm PT Tyco expects about $280 mln Q4 charge, co confirms Q4, as well as '05 and '06 guidanceþTYC 28.87 :TYC expects pre-tax charge of about $280 mln in Q4, the result of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's affirmation of a lower court decision that certain pulse oximetry monitoring devices sold by the cos' Nellcor unit infringe three patents. TYC says it continues to expect Q4 EPS ex items of $0.45 to $0.47 vs. $0.45 consensus; co expects '05 EPS of $1.85 to $1.87 vs. $1.86 consensus. TYC says it expects EPS ex items to increase about 10% in '06 vs. the '05 result, in line w/ consensus, which implies 10% growth to $2.05.
| 1:14 pm PT Giant Industries announces 1 mln share offeringþGI :
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