But after a season-long spike in goal-scoring, teams figured out that if they dropped their skaters back on defense quickly, making the middle of the ice as crowded as a Times Square subway platform, they could keep opposing players on the perimeter of the rink.

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The hornbill cackles, and white Xs on the faces of oryx, with their three-foot long straight spike horns, can be glimpsed through the acacia branches.

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He said the initial reaction by the bond market is a 25- to 50-basis-point spike in long-dated Treasury yields, like 10-year notes and 30-year bonds.

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The recent spike in Spanish long-term borrowing costs suggests that global investors are starting to agree with them.

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In January 1998, long before last month's spike in gold stocks, Dines discovered his true calling.

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Still, while rising demand for oil should be a cause of concern long-term, economists say the current spike in U.S. gas prices is just that--a spike caused by unusually tight supply.

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As a result of these different incentives, Baupost would be more likely to hold on to winning investments for the long-run rather than selling them quickly to spike short-term performance statistics.

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That spike in the death rate at age 27 can thus be seen as a marker of how long unconstrained excess takes to kill.

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