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...learned to argue around a dinner table populated by a Catholic father, a Presbyterian mother and two brothers--one of them "a Presbyterian and an anti-Papist," Coulter says with a titter, and the other a Catholic. "And I'm like Hillary with the Mets and the Yankees--I root for both...
Frustrated golfers, take heart! Mayo Clinic scientists are chipping away at the mysterious root of the yips--those involuntary twitches of the hand or wrist that defeat putts and crush spirits. A new study suggests that the yips are a task-specific movement disorder, like writer's or musician's cramp. But, unfortunately, there's still no cure...
Those demonstrations are bound to be fueled by continuing images of the unrest that has gripped South Africa for the past ten months, ever since militant opposition to the government's apartheid policy began taking root in the black townships. During that period, more than 400 blacks have died, some at the hands of police, others in a struggle between rival black factions, still others because of suspected loyalty to the white authorities...
...annual meeting of the Organization of African Unity. Delegates noted at the outset that an estimated 150 million Africans in 36 countries suffer from food shortages and for once, the O.A.U. leaders subordinated political differences to concentrate on solving their common problem. The group resolved to "get to the root of Africa's food and agricultural crisis" by developing crash and long-range programs. Sudan's leader, General Abdul Rahman Suwar al Dahab, told the group that Western emergency relief, "no matter how massive," could not cure the "inherent ailment in the economies of our countries." Said he: "Self-reliance...
...exports for almost all its growth. Agriculture, construction and even domestic car sales are still weak. Above all, the 9% unemployment rate shows no signs of declining, despite government measures to encourage temporary foreign workers to return home, early-retirement schemes and vocational-training programs. For Giersch, the root cause of the problem is an excessively rigid labor system that discourages workers from accepting job or salary changes. Proposals to alter this situation, he adds, meet resistance from both unions and government. Said Giersch: "Flexibility is polemically denounced as Americanization or a return to 19th century capitalism with the ugly...