Word: mud
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...candidacy is in still more perilous standing following the departure of her chief strategist, Mark Penn. Obama’s own outward magnanimity belies the broader political movement behind him, licking its chops at the dwindling hopes of the Clinton campaign. But months of mud-slinging aside, the candidates have provided a valuable political service to the American public...
Since ancient Rome, people have believed in the physical and mental healing powers of hot springs, which, in the American South and West, are still popular tourist destinations. U.S. spas promoted mud baths in the 1940s, and the '70s brought in-home saunas and hot tubs. Now comes the next step in the quest for holistic relaxation: salt caves...
...nothing to be embarrassed about. Of course I was disappointed, but it didn’t matter. I would have my license in no time.My next test was scheduled for me through my Driver’s Ed program. It was early January, and there were huge piles of mud-stained snow lining the roads. Louis, my instructor, drove with me all the way down to the Bronx in silence. I had never heard him speak, ever, so I took his lack of words as a good sign.“Pull up here and make a right...
...world prepares for the Olympic Games in Beijing this August-and as Tibetans (and those in other occupied areas across China, like Xinjiang) inevitably use the world's attention to broadcast their suffering-a farmer's son born in a stone-and-mud house in a 20-home village in one of the world's least materially developed countries has, rather remarkably, become one of the leading spokesmen for a new global vision in which we look past divisions of nation, race and religion and try to address our shared problems at the source. Acts of terrorism, he said when...
...sample the Italian designer's take on wellness at the new Armani/Spa in the 12-story Ginza tower that opened last fall. "This is not just about Thai massage," the designer joked at a press conference before the opening. Indeed, the luxurious treatments are inspired by both the volcanic mud from the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria (off the coast of Sicily), where Armani has a home, and by the Roman tradition of hot-spring bathing for relaxation. The spa's three private treatment rooms are finished in beige travertine stone and feature an Asian brass gong, which, when hammered with...