In any case, economic growth often jumps around, and there is nothing unusual in the occasional sluggish quarter.

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The book, a series of interlocking stories set against the background of the US music industry, jumps around in time from the punky 1970s to the near-future.

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Last January Coca-Cola started airing an ad for Sprite featuring skaters doing some gnarly tricks, such as the "frontside frontfoot impossible" (skater jumps up 2 feet or more and wraps board around front foot) and the "540 backside grab" (involves spinning body 1 times in the air, and grabbing board behind leg).

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The severity of the housing market's woes came to light around August when loan defaults and foreclosures were showing big jumps.

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