1.   Looks like rine, said the manager of the Desert Cave Motel which, like most of the town, is built underground.

2.   And the rupee is unlikely to depreciate by more than six percent each year over the next few years, say fund managers.

3.   And the Latham dealership has quit haggling with customers over car prices, said general manager Paul Roberts.

4.   Anyone who is working on a period movie eventually comes through the doors of Palace Costumes, says manager Pony Pratt.

5.   As long as the Fed stays on the sidelines, say money managers, the economy should remain favorable to tech stocks.

6.   Ayala could not have made it this far without a blemish unless he had come to grips with his past, said his manager, Brian Raditz.

7.   Bank stocks, which have benefited this year from numerous takeovers, are another part of the financial sector that could see a jump, managers said.

8.   Baron said managers who formerly were lawyers or prosecutors often performed well, even if they had not argued a case in many years.

9.   Best of all, all this good stuff comes cheap, say fund managers.

10.   Books, records, and videotapes are a better fit, say money managers, although it remains unclear whether they will ever generate significant profits.