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...many times have you sunk into bed after a rough day of classes, and let out in exasperation, "They should pay me for working so hard...
...none of these posed as dangerous a threat to the N-Double-A's continued survival as the group's own recent leadership. Under the feckless sway of William F. Gibson, an inarticulate but wily South Carolina dentist who has chaired the group since 1985, the organization has sunk into near bankruptcy--both financially and intellectually. Says Michael Meyers, a former n.a.a.c.p. staff member who now leads the New York Civil Rights Coalition: ``The N.A.A.C.P. has become a laughingstock...
Officials of California's bankrupt Orange County came up with a plan to repay 186 municipalities 77¢ for every dollar they had sunk into the county's ill-fated investment pool. The county, which lost $1.7 billion in a failed high-risk strategy, would also issue 15-year recovery notes to cities, water and school districts, and other public agencies...
...stopped alongside the road for a break. It was on the seashore off the roadside, at twilight. The beach was a dark brushed gold, separated from the dune by tufts of tall, wild green reeds. The beach had a delicate bulge like a person's belly, which sunk into a gently rippled, calm blue ocean The ocean was glazed with pink from the clouds...
...Heliotrope. Even better, no trees are required. So graceful that it looks as if it could barely support the average weekend catnapper, the Zephyr is sturdy, stable and weather resistant. It can be parked anywhere. Supported by a single center bar, through which a 1-ft. vertical spar is sunk into the ground, the hammock swivels in a full circle so occupants can, say, follow the afternoon sun across the patio...