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...mountain brings tourists to Preah Ang Tho, a 16th century Buddhist monastery notable for the giant reclining Buddha carved into the top of a 20-m boulder. Climb the rickety wooden staircase to a landing that surrounds the 17-m-long Buddha, where monks and believers bow, burn incense and leave fruit...
Doctors have been going after wrinkles for years with face-lifts and now laser and chemical peels, which burn away the epidermis and 50 to 100 microns of dermis, resulting in fresh skin growth. What's new is the emergence of "nonablative" lasers and light sources, including Cool Touch, manufactured by ICN Pharmaceuticals of Costa Mesa, Calif., and IPL (Intense Pulsed Light), made by Lumenis of Santa Clara, Calif. Both technologies, when used by a skilled physician, avoid even temporary damage to the epidermis and leave few if any telltale signs. For that reason--and because quick sessions...
Although damages were minimal, the Cambridge Fire Department filed complaints charging them with “attempt to burn a building” and “malicious destruction...
Newt Gingrich, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999, was once the right's rebel leader. But his slash-and-burn politics backfired, and Republican members of Congress, who took a beating in the 1998 elections, ousted him as Speaker. Defeat hasn't silenced Gingrich, however. TIME's Douglas Waller finds out what's on his mind today...
...effort aside, Marcus still hopes that the book will have a noticeable influence over those who do “get it.” When asked what he hopes the book will do for those readers, he responds, “you know, set them on fire. Burn their faces off.” There is something brave and earnest in Marcus’ insistence on these (not entirely original) ideas about how we use language and in his attempt to portray the resilience of emotions through their negation. Marcus deserves credit for his sophistication and ambition...