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...except that Camp Chunder Camp, departing from traditional values of community and responsibility, promotes order and good behavior among the campers through an incentive system based on soda. My efforts to impress upon the campers the importance of air rifle safety are rendered fruitless with their veins bathing their trigger fingers in pure Sunkist, digits which, in turn pump, out pounds of ordinance in the general direction of squirrels that stray near the range. Winslow’s quasi-senile and marginally coherent mutterings of, “Shoot to kill” as he walks by are less than...
Sweden surprised the world last week by cutting interest rates, which could trigger rate cuts throughout Europe and a falling euro. Yet Buffett has indicated that he's sticking with his bet. "There's no change in the underlying factors affecting currencies," he said, adding that in the long run, the U.S. trade deficit must weaken the buck. It's not all bad news for Buffett fans. He first bet against the dollar as it was falling in 2002 and remains in the money overall. But with his gains eroding, dreaded derivatives may claim the biggest victim...
...major interface between two sections of the earth's crust that are grinding past each other--scientists argue endlessly about the details. Among the most pressing questions are whether the rock in the fault zone is intrinsically strong or weak and whether an increase in fluid pressure helps trigger earthquakes by prying apart the fault. "We have lots of ideas, and finally we're getting a chance to test them," says William Ellsworth, chief scientist for the USGS Earthquake Hazards Team...
...hijackers agreed to release eleven women, including the seven Filipino dancers and four Egyptians. Then they asked any Israeli women to identify themselves. Thinking she too would be released, Tamar Artzi, 24, rose from her seat. One of the hijackers aimed his pistol at her head and pulled the trigger. At the last second Artzi turned her head; miraculously, the bullet only grazed her cheek. Thinking her dead or mortally wounded, the gunmen threw her out of the plane onto the tarmac...
Colon cancer has been linked to high-fat diets; fatty foods increase the production of bile acids, which may irritate the lining of the colon and trigger abnormal cell growth. This could explain why the disease is found less frequently among vegetarians and in countries where people eat less fat than typical Americans...