You're not alone if you can't stand the regular requests from Facebook friends to hide a cache of weapons or to hold hot merchandise for them in Mafia Wars.

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Three of the giant vats at the factory hold more hot sauce than Edmund McIlhenny brewed in his entire lifetime.

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Humans, for example, may hold onto a hot plate that contains food whereas they may drop an empty plate, showing that we take into account differing motivational requirements when responding to pain.

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Hot Wheels hold their own but the company makes more money on the related higher-priced toys, like the track sets (another traditional Christmas item).

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In another bid to set itself apart from the competition this holiday season, the retailer introduced a toy reservation program, which allowed shoppers to place 50 hot toys on hold.

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Thomas is seeking to hold on to her title, a record breaking 41 hot dogs and buns.

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Officials worry that General Izurieta's hold over the army could be undermined, opening the way for hot-headed acts aimed at provoking chaos.

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One of the reasons the China real estate market is so hot is because wealthy Chinese are buying up property to hold onto real assets, rather than put money in low yielding bank bonds and volatile equities.

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That order is on hold--as are ones by Harrah's Casino, Starwood Hotels (nyse: HOT - news - people ) and IGT video-game stores.

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