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...massages. As a neurosurgeon, I've never been completely convinced that the science behind them is all that sound. Yet there's no denying that they're popular - particularly among baby boomers and others who try to get active and stay fit with bodies that seem to grow achier all the time. But increasingly, research is showing that all those boomers may be onto something - that there are solid reasons for just about everyone to consider getting a good rubdown...
...fashionable district of Nisantasi are oddly quiet. The occasional tourist couple wanders by. Behind elegant windows advertising new autumn collections, plush stores like Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton and Armani are empty. Groups of sales attendants hover nervously by the entrance. "Business is terrible," says the director of one popular U.S. luxury label. "We hoped it would pick up after Ramadan, but it hasn't. Nobody wants to lose face by officially going on sale in October because it's unheard of, but in-store most labels are offering 30% to 50% off. That's a first for us. We would...
...wake of these flops, the Harvard Concert Commission was craving a successful show for Harvard students, but it seemed impossible to find one that could practically occur and also be generally popular...
...former popular mayor of St. Paul, Coleman was a Democrat before he switched parties in 1996, and he remains a fairly moderate Republican today. And for all its history as a bastion of liberalism, Minnesota morphed into a quirky swing state in the mid-1990s, bestowing statewide office to politicians of every stripe, from doctrinaire conservatives (Rod Grams) and old-school liberals (Paul Wellstone) to a flaky, funky former professional wrestler (Jessie Ventura). Al Gore and John Kerry both beat George W. Bush in Minnesota, but by surprisingly slim margins. And in the 2006 midterms, when Democrats were knocking...
...longtime donor had been buying suits and other clothing for him without it being reported on Senate disclosure forms. His spokesman's repeated refusal to give a direct yes or no answer to reporters' questions at one particularly tense press conference was so awkward that the video became a popular clip on political blogs. By the time Coleman finally gave a definitive response a few days later - "Nobody except my wife or me bought my suits" - the damage to his ebbing credibility had been done...