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Certainly there are more places to get rubdowns than ever before. Anywhere that can accommodate one chair, two people and lots of stress seems to be fair game, including airports, offices, factory floors, military bases, sports stadiums, day-care centers and soup kitchens. Massage therapists were onboard the Acela Express on April 15, offering 10-min. "tax break" massages courtesy of Amtrak. Miles west, in Lakewood, Colo., accountants at Bradley Allen & Assoc. were visited five times by deft-fingered folk from the Whole Body Health Center. Nearly half the 103 Wild Oats grocery stores in North America offer massages...
...Swiss charter company PrivatAir. Passengers at each airport will be escorted through security by an airline agent and then board from a gate next to Lufthansa's club lounge. The Boeing business jet will have 48 big seats, each with a Sony Watchman. There will be plainclothes security officers onboard and a flight attendant for every 12 passengers. Price: $5,813 round trip, compared with $5,906 for regular business class. If the concept flies, similar services may be offered elsewhere. PrivatAir is in discussions with two North American carriers...
...When Hiddink first came onboard in January 2001, Korean football, like the country's ossified corporate conglomerates, was straitjacketed by Confucian tradition. The seniority system in place permeated the locker room, the dining hall and even the playing field. Older players determined the pace of Korea's game. Many of the junior set felt intimidated just looking their elders in the eye when talking to them, which hardly promoted teamwork...
...only the onboard treatment that is going upscale. Cathay's second airport lounge, The Pier, at the Hong Kong International Airport offers showers, a well-equipped business center and a complimentary bar boasting a spectacular view of one of the world's busiest runways. Virgin offers door-to-door limo service and for passengers going through Heathrow, an optional stop at the Virgin Touch Salon for a postflight facial and hairstyling...
...movements and direct the suit accordingly. AUTO SECURITY Remote Control Car thieves beware. A student in Bangalore, India has devised a system that can remotely immobilize a car after it has been stolen. The N-S Aero-Stop uses a transmitter and antenna to send a signal to an onboard device that shuts down power to the engine and ignition - as long as the pilfered vehicle is within a 1-km radius. Inventor Vinay Verma believes the device could be developed to reach a 10-km range. SPACE EXPLORATION Galactic Gardening Astronauts could soon be tucking in to roast vegetables...