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...heading off to write as I departed each evening with a six- pack tucked under my arm. On the other hand, the clamminess and poor concentration disappeared immediately when I gave up caffeine, and I discovered that fear of bill collectors is an adequate late-night stimulant. This first dip into the waters of alternative health left me open to the suggestion, a few years later, that I try chiropractic to treat my persistent lower-back pain. "Go see Christoph," said one of my regular squash opponents. "He'll give you a line of Eastern philosophy, but he knows bones...
Because of the "mind boggling" pace of legislative change in the government, Reynolds says, the program's work must be accomplished speedily, so the momentary dip in funding could be quite serious...
Something has clearly gone wrong here. Mailer finally does not use history but succumbs to it. Those who want to read about the real CIA can profitably dip into some of the more than 80 books the author lists in a bibliography at the end. Those eager to read Norman Mailer, his unique imagination and ( intellect reshaping the known world, should read the opening pages of Harlot's Ghost and hope, someday, for more of the same...
...heels of some disturbing evidence -- rising layoffs, a traumatized banking system and crippling debts -- that the economy may be in worse shape than anyone suspected. The pessimists believe the recovery could soon sputter out and turn into another recession, the second half of a so-called double dip. That happened in five of the past eight recessions, as the economy recovered for one or two quarters before suffering a relapse...
...units in June, up 27% from January's low. The surge in home buying may boost new construction and stimulate sales of such durable goods as furniture and kitchen appliances. Business inventories have been trimmed down, so any increase in demand could rev up new factory production. "A double-dip recession can't be ruled out, but it's not a high risk," says Gordon Richards, an economist with the National Association of Manufacturers...