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That rally stalled last week, at least temporarily, as the value of shares plunged by 6.8% on Monday. Finance Minister Balladur quickly moved to allay investor concern. Said he in the National Assembly: "The Bourse has risen enormously. From time to time, people catch their breath." But after Balladur's speech, prices recovered only slightly. Market experts in Paris ascribed the slowdown to an impatient mood among investors, who are waiting for more solid economic results before pushing prices higher...
Crack's immediate effects are readily observable: chronic sore throats and hoarseness are common. Crack can leave a user gasping for breath and vulnerable to emphysema. But these complaints pale in comparison with the even more dangerous changes that crack triggers in the body. Crack, says Masi, "throws the entire cardiovascular system into turmoil. Your blood vessels rapidly constrict. You're a key candidate for respiratory failure." Dramatically increased blood pressure and heart rate can lead to coronary attacks, and the intense stimulation of the brain may trigger convulsions...
...Moreover, breath tests favor the subjects tested by consistently underestimating an individual's true blood alcohol content," he said...
Teammate Kristin Bland, playing fifth, toyed with Quaker Julie Price. Bland smothered Price in the first set, 6-1, and, without giving the Quaker a chance to catch her breath, blanked her in the second...
This has not endeared her to the owners of many of the 67 art galleries, 31 real estate brokerages and scores of restaurants and bars. It definitely riles Eastwood, a part owner of the town's funky hot spot, the Hog's Breath Inn. When he attempted to construct a new building adjacent to the Hog, as insiders call it, the village government turned him down. Dirty Harry would have handled it one way. Clint chose another. He threatened to sue, and the planning commission approved a modified design...