Word: flow
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Starving. In the past 20 years, Cureton has seen and tested no fewer than 20,000 middle-aged men and women, found most in poor physical shape. "Those who scored higher in tests of strength and endurance," says he, "showed a better balance of blood distribution and superior blood flow." From protruding abdomens to breathlessness after slight exertion-unless a physician's careful exam rules it out-Cureton's antidote is exercise...
...PROCUREMENT: Most of the extra defense spending will flow immediately into the domestic economy, will have as much stimulus as the Government's other spending programs. One significant increase: the Pentagon expects to order 800 more helicopters this year...
...soon take all silver out of new dimes and quarters, reduce the silver content of new 500 pieces from 90% to 40%. The President warned against hoarding the remaining silver money for speculation. An estimated 12 billion silver coins will remain in circulation, he said, and another billion will flow from the mints before the changeover occurs...
Equally important, the so-called "quality" of profits is much improved. Reason: under the liberalized depreciation laws, companies are counting increasing amounts of their income as nontaxable depreciation expense, instead of taxable profit. As a result, "cash flow"-net income plus depreciation allowances-is rising faster than profits...
...turn of the century, European taste makers found themselves caught up in the snaky tendrils of a self-conscious style called art nouveau. Not only candlesticks and furniture, but whole buildings were designed to flow with floral grace. From the Paris Métro stations of Hector Guimard to the décor of Maxim's, symmetry was out, organic flow was in, and nothing from the insect or aquatic world was too exotic. La Belle Époque lasted little more than a couple of decades (1880-1905), but in that brief span produced a series of small masterpieces...