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We recently visited the remarkable artist #RoseWylie at her studio in Kent - a quiet haven where the floor is cushioned by infinite layers of newspaper and the walls, windows and furniture are encrusted in years worth of oil paint. A studio tour is dropping tomorrow - keep your eyes peeled! We always appreciate these last fiery holdouts of fall. A Clunky Mask May Be the Answer to Airborne Disease and N95 WasteHome-owners face a number of costs that renters do not. Each year American owner-occupiers pay around $200bn in maintenance costs on their homes Money down the drain, right?  ECONOMIST.COM Why renting a home isn’t always a worse deal than buying one Money down the drain, right?  SATURDAYEVENINGPOST.COM Rockwell Video Minute: The Holdout | The Saturday Evening Post This Simple Tax Error Is Costing You $2,800 Adjusting your withholding can mean huge investments |
"In the late 1980s and 1990s, ExxonMobil bought out a lot of home owners and it established green zones with trees around the plant," Landry said. "Most people who wanted to sell their homes did then. Now the community is mainly holdouts, or homeowners who haven't wanted to leave, and renters."
Merrill Losses Were Withheld Before Bank of America Deal
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
Days before shareholders voted on Bank of America’s 2008 purchase of
Merrill Lynch, top executives were told the investment firm’s losses
would most likely hammer future earnings.
Mr. Jobs also announced that books from Random House, a holdout publisher, would be available on its iBookstore. He said 100 million books had been downloaded since the company introduced the store a year ago.
The '80s Called, and They Want Their Cellphones Back
Most
consumers rush to get the hot new cellphone—every 17 months on average.
But there are the holdouts who cling to obsolete models with clunky
designs and peeling paint.
EPA Quietly Cleans Up Cement Industry
Regulations passed on Monday will force the cement industry to reduce the mercury emissions and emissions of other harmful pollutants from kilns by more than 90 percent.
Nearly 40,000 Claims Against BP Sit in Limbo
BP, which has already paid out $324 million to companies and residents, argues the unpaid claims require additional review or documentation. It's been suggested, though, that BP could be holding out for a federal takeover so any denied claims don't make them look bad.
EPA Quietly Cleans Up Cement Industry
Regulations passed on Monday will force the cement industry to reduce the mercury emissions and emissions of other harmful pollutants from kilns by more than 90 percent.
Nearly 40,000 Claims Against BP Sit in Limbo
BP, which has already paid out $324 million to companies and residents, argues the unpaid claims require additional review or documentation. It's been suggested, though, that BP could be holding out for a federal takeover so any denied claims don't make them look bad.
clunky
/ˈklʌŋki/
adjective
INFORMAL
- 1.solid, heavy, and old-fashioned."even last year's laptops look clunky"
- 2.making a clunking sound."clunky conveyor belts"
kiln
（▼発音注意）kiln (kĭln, kĭl) 
[名]（れんがなどを焼く）かま, 炉.
━━[動](他)…をかまで焼く［処理する］. [名]（れんがなどを焼く）かま, 炉.n.
Any of various ovens for hardening, burning, or drying substances such as grain, meal, or clay, especially a brick-lined oven used to bake or fire ceramics.
tr.v., kilned, kiln·ing, kilns.
To process in one of these ovens.
hold out
1. Extend, stretch forth; also, present or offer something. For example, He held out his hand and she took it, or The new policy held out promise of major changes in the welfare program. These usages date from the first half of the 1500s and of the 1600s respectively.
2. Last, continue to be in supply or service, as in The food is holding out nicely. [Late 1500s] Also see hold up, def. 4.
3. Continue to resist, as in The garrison held out for another month. [Second half of 1700s]
4. Withhold cooperation, agreement, or information, as in We've asked for a better deal, but they've been holding out for months. It is also put as hold out on, as in They were still holding out on some of the provisions, or He's not telling us what happened; he's holding out on us.
5. hold out for. Insist on obtaining, as in The union is still holding out for a better contract. [c. 1900]
holdout (plural holdouts)
- One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out.
holdout
One who attempts to realize the highest possible price by refusing to sell in the early stages of negotiation.(hōld'out')
n.
One that withholds agreement or consent upon which progress is contingent.
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