Word: poolfuls
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Amenities: Indoor health club (complete with pool sauna, massage rooms and exercise equipment), free town car service, and 24-hour multilingual concierge, overnight shoeshine...
...patients. "You'd think that doctors would notice people falling over dead," says Califf. "But these things happen over years." These problems not only happen over time; they also often happen in patients who had other medical conditions that might have killed them. And they happen amid a large pool of people who are doing well on the drug...
...Abdullah's reign endures--and he appears to enjoy excellent health, thanks to sensible eating and regular laps across his palace pool--he may be able to defuse the growing fundamentalist challenge to the Saudi monarchy, in part by expanding political power beyond the royal family. He is a strong supporter of the appointed Consultative Council, created by Fahd in 1993 to introduce limited public debate. In line with his distaste for corruption, Abdullah has initiated fiscal reforms designed to end the dubious dealings and royal patronage that have been a prime focus of the growing popular discontent. Besides cutting...
From a preview of the emotional turmoil of the final scene of the novel to a reflective image of Ruby's son Brian floating in a swimming pool, trying to block out his family's emotional distress, each short scene at the beginning of Floating reveals an important layer in the history of Ruby and her family. These layers combine to form a startlingly clear image, building in the space of only four chapters, detailed and emotionally charged histories and perspectives for each of the four main characters of the novel, without resorting to tiresome exposition, and effectively setting...
...boxing, wresting, kick-boxing and grappling, a combination that makes the sport "the hardest thing I've ever done." She took up the form after her kung fu insctructor told her she hit "like a girl." After a few years, Tara vaulted to the top of the small pool of female Sanshou fighters...