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According to the report, only one half liter of the nerve agents will be allowed in the laboratory at one time, and the single entrance to the room restricts access to authorized personnel, who must shower and change clothes before leaving...
...magnum, to the pleasant Fume Blanc, at $6.50 (down from $8.50). The competition has also been fierce among domestic jug wines produced by such firms as Gallo, Almaden, Inglenook and Paul Masson, some of which have cut as much as $2 from the cost of their three-liter bottles. The serious wine collector can find remarkable bargains among prestigious Bordeaux and Burgundies, as well as vintages from lesser-known petits chateaux that have never exported before. In fact, the top vintages, such as a 1978 Chateau Petrus and a 1975 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, have resisted price-cutting. Even these...
Students are taught to test their blood four or five times a day. Their goal: to remain within the "gray zone," the normal range of readings between 50 and 150 mg of glucose per 0.1 liter of blood. The adjustment is uncomfortable for those whose bodies are used to higher sugar levels. "I usually feel more energetic at around 200," says Angela, 28, but she is happy to make the change because studies show that this discipline will improve her chances of having a normal child...
...when Connecticut State Representative Joan Kemler, stirred by the smell of smoke, crept downstairs. Flames were shooting through the living-room wall of her West Hartford home. She quickly routed her husband. Surgeon Leonard Kemler, and their two children to safety and summoned the fire department. Police found two liter-size plastic soda bottles propped against the two-story home; they had been filled with a flammable liquid, possibly gasoline. "It definitely was a case of arson," said Police Chief Francis Reynolds...
Little by little I began to regain the use of my legs. I was given food that was in short supply: a liter of milk each day, lots of meat, fruit, vegetables, vitamins and minerals. Several months later I was able to stop using the orthopedic devices. I began to walk between the parallel bars, lurching and staggering at first, then moving with more confidence. I was able to squat down and run in place, but I was still unable to walk without holding on to the parallel bars. I tended to reel off sideways, the result of having remained...