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...such as Safeway and Giant, fast-food restaurants such as Wendy's and Burger King, newspaper stands in Philadelphia's CoreStates Bank Plaza and even some taxis in Manhattan are now accepting credit cards. The New York City transit authority has joined the Washington Metro and the Bay Area Rapid Transit line in installing a fare-card system, which has contributed to a 40% drop in fare beating this year and could soon be used to introduce different price levels that reward frequent riders. Some states, among them Maryland, are replacing food stamps and welfare checks with bank cards that...
...tutors leave Dunster House at a rapid rate (eight will not be returning next year), one thing remains the same; the masters of the House, Karel F. And Hetty Liem, will be back...
...With HIV continuing its rapid spread throughout the world, we continue our efforts to stop its spread," Marlink said...
...reigniting inflation. The most important dissent comes from the Federal Reserve Board, whose governors appear to think the economy right at the moment is growing a bit too fast. If the Fed does raise interest rates again soon, it will be to keep easy credit from fueling an overly rapid advance...
With the life sucked out of the best characters, the Coens set to work on sabotaging the storyline. Connections become more tenuous, and punchy dialogue withers into tired speeches. The rapid pace that helped disguise substantive flaws earlier on falls apart as Barnes' success plummets, and he and Archer face unemployment again. The Coens dwell on the demise as if to make a tragic and appear inevitable, but since this is supposed to be a comedy, no one has the patience for a moving denouement. The Coens drag us through it anyway. They have foreshadowed the final scenes...