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...sure, but also with the restoration of those carrots that the Soviets complain have been thrown away. Only thus can the superpowers reverse the vicious cycle of retribution and recrimination that is driving them toward more and worse confrontations. The suspense 18 years ago was who would blink first. The challenge now is for the superpowers to find some way of blinking simultaneously so that they can start looking at where to go from here...
...London there was foul weather, and the balance of payments on the blink or brink...
...Trachoma, prevalent in the Middle East, has been linked to a variety of housefly that needs salinated water during its breeding cycle, and gets it from the human eye. Says Wilson: "It can dive-bomb the eye and be in and out before you can blink." The disease-causing microorganism is deposited during the attacks. Blindness can be prevented by applying antibiotics around the eye. The cost: only 50? per patient per year...
...punk mentality on the second release, Ha! Ha! Ha! The band took the Great Leap Forward, both in terms of control and content, shifting from mondo-meltdown rockers to cool and cerebral nouveau disco. The main interest moved to, the machines themselves. Push a button and watch the lights blink. It was hypnotic and irresistible...
Despite the new frugal spirit on Capitol Hill, Congress may still blink when it comes to actual budget reductions. Senators and Congressmen have long records of willingness to cut every program -except ones that affect them or their districts. The result is lots of spending and few cuts. But if inflation is ever to be controlled, Congress must be willing to reduce even its sacred pork-barrel programs...