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...founded is thriving. Clients like A Bar A Manager Bob Howe are satisfied with the work that stream doctors do. Says he: "Our guests are surprised this has been handled by man because it's so natural looking. That's the main reason people come to the ranch." And avid fly-fishermen who have turned into stream doctors find that they can live and talk trout every day, instead of just on two-week vacations...
...bottom of this and certainly got to the bottom of something. Its advertisements for awful golfers had fetched about 600 nominations, though requirements such as a relatively healthy body and a certified 36 handicap (the maximum) pared the field substantially. Candidates also had to be avid hackers, attempting a minimum 21 rounds a year...
...single dose of MDA, a hallucinogenic nutmeg derivative related to Ecstasy; the two drugs "are believed to affect the brain in a similar manner," Haislip said. Federal officials say that drug-treatment programs around the country have reported "psychotic episodes" among MDMA users. Even the drug's most avid supporters concede that there should be some limits on MDMA. They hope to persuade the Government to place Ecstasy in a Schedule III classification, joining restricted drugs like codeine. Says Harvard Psychiatrist Lester Grinspoon: "The law would still have what it needs, but it wouldn't retard the kind of research...
Jones' product line has expanded like the chest of an avid body builder. Last year Nautilus began selling machines for the home, priced at $485. He now has 37 different models for fitness centers that go for an average $2,640. Nautilus will launch a line of shoes and exercise wear early next year. But Jones' highest interest lies in medicine, to which he has donated some $11 million for research. Next month doctors and clinics will begin receiving a new computerized Nautilus machine (price: $30,000) that is designed to aid physical therapy by measuring strength...
...avid outdoorsman, Volcker generally avoids the Potomac cocktail party circuit, favoring more sporting diversions...