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...during the dreich Scottish winter? Because it has a fantastic new spa, that's why. The exclusive 267-hectare club overlooking the country's largest loch has introduced a winter membership, at a fraction of[an error occurred while processing this directive] the normal cost, coinciding with the recent launch of its Spa in the Walled Garden. The clean, modern lines of the glass, stone and wood sanctuary - boasting such sensory treats as a vitality plunge pool, a crystal steam room and massage therapists with seemingly magic hands - are bisected by an 18th century garden wall that belongs to Rossdhu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cold Comforts | 12/5/2006 | See Source »

...just tap and go.” That’s what the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) “Ambassadors” were telling bus and subway riders yesterday morning as they distributed plastic CharlieCards to launch a new ticketing system. According to MBTA Spokesman Joe Pesaturo, the CharlieCard—a new bus and subway pass that features an embedded microchip with the card’s value–will improve efficiency and revenue collection. Beginning in January when fares are set to hike, riders who continue using paper CharlieTickets or cash will pay an even...

Author: By David Jiang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MBTA Debuts Plastic Passes | 12/5/2006 | See Source »

...turn like the one he is contemplating now: to give up on his dream of turning Babylon into an oasis of freedom and democracy and instead begin a staged withdrawal from Iraq, rewrite the mission of the 150,000 U.S. troops there as they begin to draw down, and launch a diplomatic Olympics across the Middle East and between Israel and the Palestinians. Even calling all that a reversal is a misnomer; it would be more like a personality transplant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush Looks for an Exit | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

...post, Olupona said he plans to launch a serious fundraising effort to propel the committee to being a leading center of African studies in the country...

Author: By Andrew Okuyiga, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Religion Expert Named African Studies Chief | 12/1/2006 | See Source »

...invasion in March 2003, U.S. troops were unable to suppress the insurgency that has percolated for three years. Now, with the addition of Shi'ite and Sunni militias fighting for control of Baghdad, the U.S. military doesn't have the firepower, or, it seems, the stomach to launch a battle for control of the Iraqi capital. Given the current situation on the ground, and absent an Iraqi initiative to turn matters around, it's likely that U.S. forces will continue to bleed and die until Bush tosses in the towel - or the new Democrat-controlled Congress forces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Iraq Bleeds, the U.S. Policy Cupboard is Bare | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

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