For "Le Villi, " we moved into more symbolic territory, with a room decorated with flowered wallpaper whose pattern extended to the women's 1950s dresses.

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The pattern is similar to other extended sideways periods in the Dow that worked off excesses until the next bull run came to fruition.

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In other words, if you establish a pattern of staying late, your extended hours become the new normal.

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But Egypt extended its ban on rice trade for another year, so it is hard to see a clear pattern of improvement.

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