Word: ibs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ultra violet B and C rays," prevents burning, peeling and damaged skin. Protective reading goggles are provided, along with special gloves that measure skin response to exposure. Just plug into any 110 V-l 115 V outlet. The tan can be shown off at dinner, served on an 800-Ib. table ($29,920, from Colbert's in Amarillo, Texas). Handmade of Lalique crystal, its base is in the shape of a giant flowering cactus. At its core is a central prism which, according to the blurb, "radiates brilliance upwards to the specially made 60-in. glass...
...look like what you'd think, says forward and captain Kaarina Hello, "In fact there is no one intimidatingly huge on the team." Harvard's team is much smaller than most, typified by 5-ib, 4-in., 110-Ib match secretary Hemy Jelin "Some of the best players are really small, quick and agile, " the sophomore says...
Parts of the farm economy are doing well. Pig producers are thriving: demand is strong because herd size was cut last year and feed is cheap because of the grain glut. Dairy farmers stay fat at Government expense. The USDA will buy dairy products for 13.10 per Ib. no matter how low the market price drops. Such purchases this year will amount to $2 billion, or about $10,000 for every U.S. dairy farmer. The result is heaps of cheese and butter, paid for by taxpayers, 270 million lbs. of which the Government will give away this year...
...millions of other Americans, for whom the product of the cacao bean is not so much a feast as a fix. Per capita consumption of chocolate in the U.S. last year was 9.1 Ibs.; some $3.4 billion was spent on chocolate products of all kinds. While Americans lag behind Austrians, Belgians, Norwegians, Germans and the league-leading Swiss, U.S. consumption of luxe chocolates (selling for up to $30 per Ib.) is growing steadily. From coast to coast, shamelessly fragrant new boutiques with names like Le Chocolat Elegant, Nutty Chocolatier and La Maison de Bon Bon are blooming...
...Bank for guided propaganda tours emphasizing the security risks involved if Israel were to give up the occupied territories. After the election victory Begin supporters convinced the Prime Minister that Sharon deserved the Defense Ministry post. Last summer he got it. Initially, the burly (5 ft. 6 in., 235 Ib.) Sharon surprised everyone with his low profile and relatively moderate statements. He set up a civil administration in the occupied West Bank. It seemed a puzzling policy for a military firebrand whose campaign against terrorism in the early 1970s included bulldozing roads through refugee camps in occupied Gaza...