Word: dips
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Hollis Brooks, 44, a lifestyle writer, knew better than to believe a lotion could turn back time. But two years ago, when a few fine wrinkles appeared above her lip, she decided to dip into the plain little jar of Creme de la Mer at the Neiman Marcus counter. Impressed that it was created by a NASA scientist, she paid a lot--$85 for a 1-oz. jar--and is happy to keep on paying. The pesky lines haven't gone away. But they also haven't got worse. And now she sounds like the saleslady who first hooked...
This should be the week of Al Gore's liberation - from many things. From the good news/bad news of Bill Clinton. From the indentured servitude of the vice presidency. Even, it may be (to dip presumptuously into the candidate's psyche), from his father's impelling shadow. A formal emancipation. But have those servitudes left behind a permanent shadow? In the minds of some voters there is an interesting cloud of doubt about Gore and what he adds...
Opponents contend that such gains can be pricey. While parents may be shocked at the rising costs of day camps and child care, the estimated tab to extend public education just one day is $1 billion to $1.5 billion. So far, mainly poor schools, which dip into federal Title I funds, and privately run charter schools manage to foot the bill...
...film is almost too ingratiating (How many times will you hear a fat Chinese guy sing O sole mio? One too many), but it has a nice mourning tone for the old days and ways devoured by the new. Take this Shower and feel refreshed; it's a cool dip...
...According to Wednesday's USA Today, boot camp ain't what it used to be. At Fort Jackson, S.C., the Army's largest basic training facility, attrition rates, which stood at 23 percent in December 1998, are expected to dip below 10 percent. The recruits aren't any better - it's the training that's become more merciful, holding on to would-be dropouts with "a raft of programs to help woebegone trainees graduate...