The PIPE transactions often lead to the shares of a company that accepted the financing to tumble.

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It would appear that being hit with a lead pipe is not the only way the metal can damage your brain.

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Another neighbor, Ronda Wilbur, said Dykes beat her dog to death with a lead pipe and then bragged to her husband about it.

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The union claims the move would lead to skilled workers, including electricians, pipe-fitters and plumbers, being forced to work on semi-skilled grades and losing up to a third of their pay.

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