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...addictive, some scientists maintain, as heroin. And addiction is a difficult, though not impossible, straightjacket to escape. Quarter Pounders with cheese, on the other hand, are not addictive. They may be awfully tasty, and a convenient source of calories, but biting into a cheeseburger does not create a chemical hook in people's brains that keeps luring them back. Even Barber admits his choice to eat fast food was based on free will, telling the AP he started eating fast food in the 1950s because it was "cheap and efficient...
...part to Cheney's signature strategic move--Halliburton's merger with Dresser Industries in 1998, when Dresser was about to be buried under asbestos-contamination lawsuits. Halliburton remains burdened with the liability of more than 200,000 suits and as of last year was on the hook for $125 million in settlements. Its stock has fallen from nearly $60 to about $13.50, imperiling the retirement savings of blue-collar workers. (Cheney cashed in his Halliburton stock options before taking office, clearing more than $20 million before the shares tanked...
...security around pumping stations, intake pipes and other critical parts of water-distribution systems. Fire fighters and other emergency units are receiving plenty of attention and money, Curtis points out. "But what happens when the fire fighters pull up in their new trucks and night-vision goggles and they hook up to the fire hydrant...
...while there may be more ways for boomers to hook up these days than there were years ago, many of them still find it painful even to contemplate dating after being with one person for decades, as Brothers points out. This is especially true of those who are newly widowed versus those who are divorced and may have been looking to leave their marriage for a while. "No matter what you do," says Martha Parry, 65, a widow and retired insurance-agency owner in Oakdale, N.Y., "it's hard to get used to anyone else after being married...
...while the Internet opens up vast resources for meeting potential new partners, it can seem daunting for those who are not comfortable with the technology or who are worried about dealing with strangers online. "Communicating on the Internet is one of the most impersonal and frightening ways to hook up with someone," says Parry, who prefers meeting men through hobbies such as golf and travel...