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...Under this one roof you'll find washing machines, silk flowers, furniture, toys, linens, pots, and pans. Smocked and attentive sales staff will assist you in this retail labyrinth with their unique style of service. On the ground floor, ceramic black panthers pose among the branches of silk plants and painted ethnic masks. Beaded curtains ($18) are a fun and funky purchase...
...political and economic leverage is the real champion of an "illegal" transfer that "threatens to destabilize Serbia" [VIEWPOINT, July 9]. While it is fortunate that no global police force exists, the enforcement tools for international justice indeed are political and economic pressure. These have been applied for years to assist a legitimate war-crimes tribunal whose indictments merit enforcement. Fear of turmoil usually precedes justice. Over time, Milosevic's joust with international justice will undergird Serbia's emerging democracy. DAVID J. SCHEFFER U.S. Institute of Peace Washington...
...that’s exactly how I’m approaching my temporary shift from mild-mannered undergrad to bedding-retail superhero. The chain store in question has a Boston-area outlet, which I plan to visit come September. I might even take along my nametag and surreptitiously assist a few customers, if only for the sheer novelty of it all. And if you ask me to pretend to sell you sheets, I’ll certainly oblige. I hear it’s a great way to make new friends...
...some think that Summers might just choose a more established administrator—one who can hit the ground running and assist the still-inexperienced president...
Meanwhile, doctors have had growing success with a different kind of mechanical pump, called a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), that is also implanted in the body but helps boost the heart's output without replacing the organ. In some cases the ailing heart gets enough rest on the LVAD that it no longer needs artificial support. Researchers are trying to figure out if they can nudge that process along, perhaps by using stem cells to stimulate healing...