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...cushion consumers, authorities increased existing subsidies for many workers, supplementing their income without officially raising wages. Then in mid-August the Politburo announced that it would proceed with further commodity "floats," allowing the markets to set price levels for a majority of products. The result was a wave of panic buying and bank runs the likes of which China had not seen since prerevolutionary days. According to figures released two weeks ago, retail sales nationwide have leaped; they were 40% higher this August than last...
...facilities for athletes, while excellent by Soviet standards, sometimes reflect their age and heavy communal use. At Brothers Znamensky, a complex that is nearly 20 years old, the pole-vault cushion has a large rip, many < hurdles are broken, the indoor track is bumpy; and patches of grass sprout through the outdoor track. Nor is coaching always lavish. Although the Soviets have been a world power in women's basketball for decades, Center Olessya Barel was wowed during an American tour last year. Says she: "Facilities across the U.S. are of a much higher standard than ours, and they have...
...back pain, as prevalent as the common cold, is the price human beings pay for walking upright. In most cases, simple treatments like bed rest, exercise and pain-killers bring relief. But many sufferers are not so lucky. If one or more of their spinal disks -- pulpy masses that cushion pairs of vertebrae -- rupture and press on nerve roots, the pain that radiates from the back and down the legs can be excruciating and disabling. For many the only treatment is surgical removal of part of the blown disk, a major operation called a laminectomy that requires general anesthesia...
...Jersey battered wife who founded a group to help other victims. Said Graham: "The pain of her experience was so far in the past that I don't see what risk she is taking now." He was loudly and raucously outvoted, and an indignant Medlock threw a cushion at her husband. "One man's Giraffe is another's turkey," grinned Medlock...
...harness pulls back on the trainee's chest when the jet slows down. Similar controls regulate the pilot's G suit, rushing air into pockets in the legs and abdomen to mimic the circulatory effects that accompany supersonic flight. Even the cockpit seat contributes to the illusion; the cushion contains seven air bladders that are pressurized or depressurized according to the flight maneuver...