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...generated massive buzz last summer with her suspiciously fresh-faced appearance and relationship with the years’ younger Ashton Kutcher. The excitement was so great that even the disappointing box office results of her cinematic return (Charlie’s Angels 2) appear to have done little to dampen public interest in her romantic and professional exploits...
...flip-side of the comparison may be even more keenly felt on the U.S. side right now, as the military contemplates a response to the Fallujah killings. Plainly, the guerrillas who regularly attack U.S. forces there enjoy considerable popular support in the local population. The U.S. had hoped to dampen local hostility by withdrawing from the city itself and handing security control to Iraqi forces, but February's daylight raid on the police station highlighted just how permissive an environment Fallujah is for the insurgents - in the same way that Gaza is for Palestinian gunmen. The logic of occupation...
...disagreement might seem to dampen their revolutionary spirit. But it’s exactly this uncertainty that makes the present such an exciting time to study electronic copyright law—the chaotic lack of infrastructure, just below an apparently sound surface, that makes a revolution succeed...
...meantime, there are things we all can do to dampen our inflammatory fires. Some of the advice may sound terribly familiar, but we have fresh reasons to follow through. Losing weight induces those fat cells - remember them? - to produce fewer cytokines. So does regular exercise, 30 minutes a day most days of the week. Flossing your teeth combats gum disease, another source of chronic inflammation. Fruits, vegetables and fish are full of substances that disable free radicals...
...central government has pondered ways to rein in expansion of what it calls "overheated industrial sectors," including autos, aluminum and construction. But it seems unable to decide how fast the economy should expand and so far hasn't announced any significant changes to dampen growth. In June, for example, the central bank tried to end overbuilding by curtailing mortgages for homes not yet constructed. Two months later, the Prime Minister's office issued a contradictory statement that not only encouraged mortgage lending but also "enhanced loan support" for developers...