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...hospitals on the 35-hour workweek passed by the previous government - and then scolding detractors for politicizing the tragedy. But at least Raffarin bothered to address the issue; Chirac said nothing until his solemn but less-than-contrite appearance late last week. Geriatric workers hope the news cycle and cooler temperatures don't distract people from the real issues. Says Champvert: "France needs a veritable Marshall Plan for the elderly." With its baby-boom generation swiftly nearing retirement, redemption will require plenty of money and an even bigger cultural change of heart. "All we can hope is that this terrible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elder Careless | 8/24/2003 | See Source »

...waterlogged cities can be cooled off in the usual ways--by limiting auto exhaust, for example. Using light-colored roofing and paving materials in place of black, heat-absorbing tar will also help. As a bonus, the cooler roof will reduce the need for air conditioning. --By Jeffrey Kluger

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Cities Make Their Own Weather | 8/11/2003 | See Source »

...repetition found somewhere in the history of most religions. There are dozens of flavors, from the Relaxation Response to gtum-mo, a technique practiced by Tibetan monks in eight-hour sessions that allows them to drive their core body temperature high enough to overcome earthly defilements or--even cooler--to dry wet sheets on their backs in the freezing temperatures of the Himalayas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just Say Om | 8/4/2003 | See Source »

Family members say festive ceremonies help that process. After Lourenzy Cosey, known as L.C. to his friends, died of lung cancer in St. Peters, Mo., a year ago at 62, his wife Margaret had him laid out next to a soda-packed cooler and his beloved barbecue pit. "He would barbecue at every holiday, the Super Bowl or for no reason at all, just to invite the neighbors over," his widow recalls. "He always told me he didn't want a sad funeral; he said he wanted something people could remember. People were talking and laughing. Everybody said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What A Way To Go | 7/7/2003 | See Source »

...rights activists declared Lawrence a victory on the scale of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, which desegregated schools in 1954. Cooler heads noted that in immediate, practical terms the ruling will have nothing like the impact of Brown, which fundamentally changed how American families live and learn. Only 13 states still have sodomy laws on their books, and they are seldom enforced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Yea For Gays | 7/7/2003 | See Source »

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