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...other day, a friend of mine made a heartfelt confession. I’d known it was coming, and I was prepared to offer support. I swaddled her shoulders in a rainbow blanket, played Elton John softly in the background, and reassured her that no matter what, she would always be the same person. This was only one small facet of her personality, and it wouldn’t change the way we thought about her. If anything, we would love her more for her honesty...
...honor of Eric Cartman, I offer my predictions for the end of the season. Bear in mind: just like Cheng Ho, my imagination may just run wild...
...some helpful scientific advice: When that IRS agent comes to your office to conduct an audit, offer him a cup of coffee. And when you're sitting down to do your holiday shopping online, make sure you're cradling a large glass of iced tea. The physical sensation of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a chilly drink in hand serves as a brake on rash decisions - those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by two Yale-educated psychologists, published last week in Science magazine...
...French reaction to Strauss-Kahn's IMF trouble has generally called it a reflection of notorious puritanical American social obsessions that extend into the private affairs of public figures. Perhaps, but the so-called "people-ization" of politics in France--and accompanying media willingness to offer up formerly off-limits details of politicians' lives-considerably raises the possibility of sex and dalliances becoming game-changing concerns in future French elections. However, throwing that first stone may be perilous, "because this kind of thing isn't reserved to Strauss-Kahn, or even the left, since we know many conservatives go astray...
...militants, military spokesmen point out that the Pakistan army has lost over 1,500 troops since it began confronting militants on its own soil. And they see the tide turning in their favor in the ten-week-old military operation in Bajaur, where they say the Taliban last week offered negotiations - a sign, say government officials, that the militants' resolve is weakening. "It was the first time that the government rejected an offer of peace," says Mehmood Shah, a former chief secretary for Pakistan's tribal areas...