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McCartney was also determined to rule out petrochemicals and parabens; the latter are preservatives red-flagged by those who suspect that they cause cancer (a direct link remains unproved). "Your skin is your largest organ, and up to 60% of what you put on it is absorbed into the system. Lots of skin products use the same petrochemicals as the antifreeze in your car!" says McCartney...
Today, we divide the world into “developed” and “developing” regions, with virtually all of Africa (and most other places where the descendents of western Europeans are a minority) falling into the latter category. The implication being that these regions of the world are or should be trying to become like the “developed” world. It seems as though the spectrum of progress hasn’t changed much since the days of Hegel and colonization...
...felt that the team would probably need me down the stretch.”So while he spent the afternoons stopping pucks in net, he used his mornings and evenings to fill out law school applications and interview for jobs. Though the former effort continued to be fruitless, the latter endeavor proved successful. Tobe landed a post in the finance industry.Despite his lifelong passion for hockey, the security of employment in the business world was tempting. And given the uncertainty and physical toil of professional hockey, Tobe began to look beyond his moments behind the mask...
...turn his campaign into more than just eye and ear candy. He may indeed be a tremendous candidate, the first in years to be able to fuse the ability to persuade with the resolve to take difficult, potentially unpopular stances. But until he gives us more evidence of the latter, Obama will remain a smiling Emperor with no clothes, and woe betide those who are already prepared to usher him naked into office...
...pretty obvious where each song is going. “New Year’s Day” for instance, sounds like Matchbox 20 pop, but without the originality or heartfelt verses to back up its muscle-bound choruses. The album is not entirely a lost cause. The latter tracks offer more depth than the dry and predictable first half. A few nuanced production details earn the band some style points, like the cool Rhodes solo conclusion to “Begin Again from the Beginning” and the soulful cello in “From the Last, Last...