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...women place their hands on each other and hug themselves in a healing embrace, it is clear that they search for comfort from one another because other sources have failed them. Particularly cynical of the social and governmental support within Israel, the women are ambivalent to accept outsiders’ compassion...

Author: By Eve Lebwohl, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: After Bombing, Israeli Women Seek Solace | 4/15/2005 | See Source »

...desk. He is obviously well read, a passionate sports buff and a sophisticated student of politics. Yet to an amazing degree he manages to set aside ego and loosen up guests with empathetic, probing but never baiting questions. "What I do best is create a sense of intimacy and comfort for the guest," says King. "Larry listens to his guests," says ABC Newsman Ted Koppel, one of his many fans. "He pays attention to what they say. Too few interviewers do that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Nighttime's Master of the Mike | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...administered hug are not only not funny; they do not seem at all spasmodic or out of joint with what he is saying. He is 72, and perhaps his mannerisms have grown less pronounced over the years. But here he is speaking about things with which he feels supremely comfortable, history and diplomacy, and the comfort shows in his face and body...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the President Saw: A Nation Coming Into Its Own | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...nine-week American tour. The scramble for tickets to the concerts also caused communications snafus in Maryland, Virginia, New York City, New Jersey and Delaware. Asked if Government communications were affected, the White House's Larry Speakes replied, "We've got ways to get around it." That's a comfort. Otherwise, Kremlin strategists planning a missile strike might be deciding, "First thing we do is announce free Springsteen tickets to the next 1,000 callers in every U.S. city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 5, 1985 | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...Australia to Asia, a change made manifest by the Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder International Cricket Council's announcement last month that after 96 years at Lord's, "the home of cricket" in London, it would move its base to Dubai. Wisden is keeping up with the changes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Revamping Cricket's Bible | 4/10/2005 | See Source »

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