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Nablus, Israeli-occupied West Bank, Aug. 30. A bomb was apparently planted under a cart and wheeled into the city's marketplace. It exploded, killing a teen-age girl and injuring 14 passersby, all Arabs. The Israelis have accused the P.L.O.; local residents charge that Israeli extremists were responsible for the attack...
...credits four slick 30-second TV spots for a 35% boost in business. Says Partner Saul Sarney: "We're reaching a whole group of people who didn't know what their rights were and felt intimidated by lawyers." In one bankruptcy ad, a violin plays as workmen cart furniture out of a home and a voice intones: "When financial tragedy strikes, you don't have to lose everything ... There are laws to protect...
Another widely held view (or widely parroted opinion) is that golf is "the most boring spectator sport." But many sports are more boring to watch than golf. No other sport, for example, has golf carts. Even if you aren't playing, you can still drive the cart. Few sports have halfway houses either. Even if you aren't playing, you can still sign for drinks after nine holes of watching everybody else. Golf even has spectator challenges, such as keeping quiet while the players prepare to hit their shots...
...best part of watching golf is the freedom. Once they tee off, they disappear into the trees or over the hill, and that's it until the drinks and the dice start flying in the clubhouse. You, the spectator, having chosen not to go along in the cart, have at least three hours to read, play Boggle, or go home and take...
...about Jane Doe who has lost her memory [March 2] that "no regional accent distinguishes her speech." All speakers have regional characteristics. Does Jane pronounce a final and a pre-consonantal r, such as in cart or charge? If she does, she does not come from most of the Atlantic Coast. However, if she does not pronounce the final r, she is also not from the Midwest or Far West. Does she pronounce merry and marry alike or differently? If alike, she comes from the upper Midwest. Does she pronounce morning and mourning alike or differently? If differently...