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Heat waves bring out the same kind of self-delusion. Scott Sheridan, professor of geography at Kent State University, has studied heat-wave behavior--focusing particularly on seniors, who are at special risk in hot weather--in Philadelphia; Phoenix, Ariz.; Toronto; and Dayton, Ohio. He found that less than half of people 65 and older abide by heat-emergency recommendations like drinking lots of water. Reason: they don't consider themselves seniors. "Heat doesn't bother me much, but I worry about my neighbors," said an older respondent...
...prewash. No one then knows if your euros are the result of drug trafficking in the Netherlands, car thefts in Germany or people smuggling in Italy. And consolidation is easy. Unlike sterling with its ?50 note, the €500 note ($630) is a godsend to criminals. If the Kent gang had stolen $97 million worth of €500 notes, their haul would have reduced by over 85% - a small enough stash to stuff under the seats of an suv and drive undetected across borders. The euro is even more attractive to crooks when you consider that...
...social and erotic confession My Life and Loves (which had not yet been legally published in the U.S.), got the biographical treatment. The mood lightened with a couple dozen limericks, familiar to centuries of frat boys. The harlot from Kew, the man from Stamboul and the fellow from Kent all made guest appearances, but not, alas, the hermit named Dave...
...Despite such treacly gambits, McConnell didn't bend, so amendment supporters were forced to target centrist Democrats in the hope of making up their one-vote deficit. But none of the ones they were eyeing ? Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Kent Conrad of North Dakota and Maria Cantwell of Washington ? flipped. Even if they could have gotten one of them to change his or her position, it might not have mattered. Senate Republican aides believe that as many as a dozen self-proclaimed amendment supporters privately opposed the flag burning amendment and were only supporting it for political gain...
...recently restyled is the Duchess of Northumberland's extravagant garden at Alnwick, Northumberland, pictured, which boasts the world's largest tree house and a poison garden, alnwickgarden.com. For English eccentricity at its best, visit filmmaker Derek Jarman's strange but enchanting garden on the shingle beach in Dungeness, Kent. At Prospect Cottage, in the shadow of a nuclear power plant, lavender and poppies poke out behind sculptures fashioned from old gardening tools and driftwood. Jarman featured the garden as both Gethsemane and Eden in one of his last films. There will be plenty there to tempt...