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...telephones means that making reservations is difficult. Still, a bed can generally be found, often in Ifugao stilt huts. At 1,200-m altitude or higher, nights can be cool. But the sight of a dawn mist rolling over 1,000 m of terraced mountainside compensates for any discomfort. Walkers can mostly manage with only a map but guides are useful for longer treks. The best time to visit is April and May, when the hills turn electric green with rice shoots...
There are other benefits to going digital, however. The same study showed that because radiologists could adjust the images, they needed fewer retakes, sparing women the discomfort (and extra radiation) of a repeat mammogram. Also, digital systems upgrade more easily to accommodate future innovations, such as software filters that will allow doctors to "subtract" out healthy tissue and show only tiny tumors. "There are a lot of exciting possibilities down the road," says Dr. Etta Pisano of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who will be heading up a large study comparing analog and digital mammography later this...
...Indeed, during the search, many have expressed discomfort at Summers' ambition, which some say borders on arrogance...
...primarily paid by the rich and do nothing about the those that fall most heavily on average Americans. Real tax relief would include a refundable tax credit for those who pay payroll taxes, addressing the tax burden as a whole instead of merely those portions that cause the wealthy discomfort...
Monday, Vice President Dick Cheney was hospitalized in Washington after complaining of repeated bouts of "chest discomfort." Doctors at George Washington University Hospital released the vice president Tuesday morning after performing an angioplasty - a common procedure used to clear out blocked arteries...