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...most common type of primary headache is the familiar tension headache, which is usually stress related. (Doctors now label it a tension-type headache to counter the idea that knotted muscles are the principal cause.) In most cases, a couple of aspirin and a good night's sleep are all that's required...
...eventually lead to conflict with Washington, because the President-elect plans to get his European Union partners to impose import taxes on all polluting goods produced in countries that declined to embrace the Kyoto accords. Meanwhile, Sarkozy's strong opposition to Turkey's admission to the EU also runs counter to long-running American lobbying on behalf of Ankara. Though less pedantic in his declarations on the matter, Sarkozy shares Chirac's view that international issues must be addressed multilaterally among equal partners. Washington can also expect no aid on an Iraq war that Sarkozy has referred to "a historical...
...sexuality, leaves many women with intimate questions that go unanswered. We’ve talked to women who wonder: How does the clitoris work? Is it normal not to orgasm during intercourse? Where is my cervix? Women need and deserve public, accessible, and accurate sexual education: public, to counter widespread objectification; accessible, so that women with broad ranges of experience and questions can find it; and accurate, because, hey, lies are no good...
...Givaudan are thriving. The global market for flavored packaged foods tops $1 trillion, and consumers spend hundreds of billions on scented cleaning and hygiene products. In the flavor-and-fragrance industry, the toughest battles are fought not behind the perfume counter but on grocery-store shelves. When whipping up a product meant to hook billions of taste buds and olfactory receptors, the biggest consumer-product corporations in the world don't gamble on hunches. That's where the million-dollar noses come...
...always wanting to use it.” In this case, the one who wants to use it is the U.S. government. Mayer-Schoenberger said the U.S has subpoenaed Google and a number of other popular search engines for use of their personally identifiable search inquiry records as a counter-terrorism measure. “Google is committed to protecting user privacy while abiding by the law,” said Victoria Grand, a Google spokeswoman. “Last year, we went to court to resist a [Department of Justice] subpoena for millions of search queries on the grounds...