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Change is a burning-away, like the dragon's egg hatched in fire: a sudden birth, sometimes painful. Power comes in the ability to transform, the ability to withstand transformation, and to prevent it when necessary...
...Governor has just seen his first copy, sent over an hour earlier in one of the narrow black binders that line the shelves of the room. Spaces have been left in the text for anecdotes that are still being "scrubbed" to make sure the real-life stories can withstand scrutiny. An economic update is next; someone makes a joke about budget baselines. Everyone laughs...
...body's defenses against the tumors. There has been enough success with interferon, says Dr. Ronald Blum, director of the Beth Israel Cancer Center in New York City, to make the immune-boosting drug be considered a standard of care. And, he adds, "for those who can withstand the short but very toxic inpatient treatment program, interleukin-2 can lead to significant reductions in tumor size." In most advanced cases, however, all that these and other valiant efforts can do is buy a few months, maybe a couple of years at the outside...
Last week the Bush campaign released two letters from Cheney's doctors asserting that the candidate's chosen running mate will be able to withstand the rigors of a national campaign and possible elected office. Most cardiologists we spoke to agreed. But they also noted that the cautiously worded medical statements were less than forthcoming and raised as many questions as they answered. For example...
...with her husband in 1995. The company's herbal products are based on Ayurvedic tenets. "I'm afraid it will discredit the system. Look at aromatherapy: everything that smelled good was aromatherapeutic." So while Ayurveda has lasted millennums in India, it remains to be seen how long it can withstand the American attention span...