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...Private England, gloating, holding the leash. And the female general in command was telling reporters last summer that conditions were so much nicer now at the prison that she was worried the prisoners "wouldn't want to leave," as though she expected a spread soon in House & Garden. Nor was there much room for philosophical debate over means and ends or a game of scruples over whether it's O.K. to torture a prisoner who knows where a suitcase nuke has been planted in downtown St. Louis. These prisoners were not the big fish, and these guards were not trained...
...Omaha Beach--like assault (Saving Priam's Rival). But thousands fighting thousands is war; man fighting man is drama. Troy boasts plenty of good old Hellenic fist power. Paris vs. Menelaus, Hector vs. Ajax the Great, Achilles vs. Hector--it's a dream card at Madison Square Garden, and the movie choreographs each set-to with burly ingenuity. This is The Iliad as a WWE SmackDown: violent fights, snappy insults and a connoisseur's idolatry of beautiful brawn. (Who knew Greece had so many blonds?) When Paris cringes from Menelaus and hugs Hector's sturdy...
Brides may not be embracing color with such bravado, but a growing number of women are seeking to incorporate new hues into their wedding-day attire--from a flash of blue in a dramatic train to a sage green sheath for a garden ceremony to an occasional crimson showstopper. At David's Bridal, a national chain that sells about 20% of all wedding gowns in the country, 2003 was the first year that a colorful gown--a metallic gold number--was among the best sellers. Now the retailer is testing the market for dresses made entirely of green, pink...
Just looking at a garden can be good for you. In a study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, Terry Hartig and colleagues at the University of California at Irvine split 112 stressed-out young adults into two groups. One group spent time in a room with an arboreal view, followed by a walk in a nature preserve. The second group sat in a windowless room and then strolled through an urban setting. The group exposed to greenery had decreased blood pressure and elevated mood, some in just a few minutes. Studies by Texas A&M University's Roger...
...North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, Easterling oversees HT programs for adult day care, at-risk teens, adults with developmental disabilities and patients with Alzheimer's. HT is also a valuable tool for treating depression and substance abuse. "It's about using plants as the tool to reach therapeutic goals," says Easterling, who began her career as a clinical social worker but became frustrated when "words were not enough to reach some patients." By using plants, she says, you "create a connection with the natural world. Learning that you can take care of a living thing and it responds...