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...housing market to log its second-best year ever - behind, of course, 2002. Even the prospect of a big war-and-a-tax-cut budget deficit shouldn't nudge interest rates prohibitively high, as long as the war doesn't take much longer (or cost much more) than the bond markets have already anticipated...
...economic slack for the past two years, both as a comforting investment for fretting consumers and a driver of consumer spending itself, a big bump elsewhere in the economy in 2003 could be housing's downfall. If stocks roar back this spring, capital inflows could steal from the bond market, pushing up long-term interest rates. Or Alan Greenspan and the Fed could do the same to short-term rates, as a way to hit the brakes on a recovery that is heating up too fast...
Opponents of bed sharing point to the safety hazards of adult beds, including the danger of falls or suffocation. Advocates say that the practice allows for easier breast feeding, makes for a stronger parent-child bond and means parents have to get up less often during the night to tend to a fussy baby. Some claim the practice even leads to more self-confident, independent children. "We found that in families who shared a bed, the children later rated themselves as more independent and loving than children who had slept alone," says Maria Goodavage, co-author of Good Nights...
...those perfect scenes that postcards cannot capture. To witness this magical view at its best, head to one of two island palaces that rise grandly out of the lake. One is the Jagniwas, better known as the Lake Palace island, and one of the sites of James Bond's exploits in Octopussy...
...Catholic Church does not allow homosexuals to marry, nor does it sanction sex outside of marriage for individuals of any orientation. This is based on the doctrine that sex is a blessing given to us for the dual purpose of procreation and strengthening the marital bond, and that to use it otherwise would be to misuse the gift of sex. The Church’s current teaching on homosexuality and marriage creates a difficult situation for homosexual Catholics who may feel called to dedicate their lives to another individual in the sight of God, as heterosexual Catholic couples...