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...cared for his father, and James P. Hoffa, the newly elected president of the Teamsters Union, knows Washington will not care for him -- not when Democratic party leaders find out what he plans to do: reopen the campaign-finance scandal, take on the DNC and scrutinize its fund-raising apparatus...
...cross--the apparatus on which Jesus died--become the symbol for his life?" Carroll asked the audience. "We [Christians] do not want to know how the Christian hatred of Jews may have its roots in something central to the way we Christians have defined our faith from the beginning...
...weight-bearing joints, it is a boon for people over 50. As developed by Joseph Pilates, a German physical therapist and athlete who immigrated to the U.S., the exercises were done on a spring contraption he designed. Modern studios use machines with spring mechanisms adapted from his original apparatus. The classes can be expensive; one-on-one sessions are in the $50-to-$60-an-hour range. A less costly technique based on Pilates' methods can be done on the floor using a mat. The multitude of exercise variations focuses on controlling breathing, joining it to movement and developing...
Primakov's ascent to the position of Russia's virtual President has been accomplished in the secretive style that has marked his whole career. He has always moved in the shadows, rising ever higher in the apparatus of state thanks to a reputation for diligence, loyalty and--crucial in a world of big egos--aversion to publicity. He has never been seen to lobby for a job but has carefully managed to be on hand when the powers that be were casting around for a candidate. He was a last-minute compromise candidate for the premiership last September when, after...
...dominate it; O swims and soars to its own uniquely beguiling rhythm. The individual acts summon innocent gasps from the crowd. How can one acrobat hang so gracefully from another when the two are attached only by their feet? How can one trapeze artist catch another when their apparatus, a ghostly pirate ship in midair, is rocking so vigorously? How does a little princess balance on her head while her trapeze bar revolves high over the pool? And that fellow reading a newspaper--doesn't he realize that his hat, shoes, pants and chair are all on fire? A person...