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...Last month, mortgage rates averaged the lowest on record in Freddie Mac's survey, which spurred a flood of new housing construction, the most since June 1986," Nothaft added. "If mortgage rates continue to be this low, 2003 should be a remarkable year for housing...
...Year's gift to grocery shoppers on both sides of the Rio Grande, the U.S. and Mexico on Jan. 1 eliminated most of their remaining tariffs on agricultural products, under provisions of the NAFTA accord. But many of Mexico's farmers are trying to stem the flood of heavily subsidized U.S. produce, especially apples, pork and chicken parts. Last month thousands of Mexican protesters threatened to block border crossings, and a few burst into their country's Congress on horseback. U.S. poultry producers, concerned that Mexico will erect such nontariff barriers as additional health inspections on chicken, have worked with...
SANCTUARY OF THE PAST Sunset over Udaipur's lakeside palaces might be the most picturesque sight in Rajasthan. Where the city meets the placid waters of Lake Pichola, these immense sandstone buildings offer a towering display of unmatched magnificence. Drenched in a flood of pink light, it's one of those perfect scenes that postcards cannot capture. To witness this magical view at its best, head to one of two island palaces that rise grandly out of the lake. One is the Jagniwas, better known as the Lake Palace island, and one of the sites of James Bond's exploits...
...body unleashes a flood of hormones...
Adrenal glands react to the alert by releasing epinephrine (adrenaline), which makes the heart pump faster and the lungs work harder to flood the body with oxygen...