31.   Bonds briefly slumped on concern that tensions in the Middle East will escalate, leading to higher oil prices and a pick up in inflation.

32.   A man comes along, picks up a starfish and tosses it back into the ocean.

33.   A man in Razdolnoye picks up coal from the street to heat his home after central heating was cut off.

34.   A Salvation Army worker does her shopping, picks up her medicine and drops by regularly to salve her acute loneliness.

35.   Alas, he and his teammate are sidetracked as the playoff train picks up steam with only four teams still aboard and few fans bored.

36.   Also at Fidelity, Tom Allen, an equity analyst, picks up Select Insurance from Michael Tempero, who continues managing Select Computers.

37.   All the same, there are signs economic growth is beginning to accelerate as copper exports rise and investment and consumer spending pick up, analysts said.

38.   But most analysts were reluctant to say that the Fed was finished raising rates, saying the strategy would depend on whether consumer spending picks up this spring.

39.   But they preferred that UGA pick up the tab.

40.   But what if many more people than normal pick up the phone and try to call someone?