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...violence could strengthen his negotiating hand with the Israelis. Or he wanted to restore his footing with Palestinians alienated by the deeply frustrating process of peace. Or he had given up hope of ever negotiating a settlement acceptable to his people and decided to let them express their profound dismay...
...they do it for three people. And three becomes nine, and nine becomes 27, and so on, like a chain. I've done the math, and you can reach millions, billions of people, all paying it forward. And pretty soon the world will be changed. It's pretty profound...
PERCHANCE TO DREAM For every traveler who ever doubted that melatonin could help jet lag, here's new research confirming that the supplement is one potent pill. High doses were given to blind people who had no ability to perceive light and dark and as a result suffered profound sleep disorders. After just two months, all the patients were sleeping more restfully and returned to normal body rhythms. For melatonin to work for sighted frequent flyers, it must be taken at specific times during the day, depending on which direction they're traveling and how many time zones they cross...
Ehud Barak has been complaining for some weeks now that Israel no longer has a partner for peace. And while that may be part of the blame game for the violent clashes in Palestinian territories that have continued despite Tuesday's cease-fire agreement, it may contain a more profound truth: Yasser Arafat's claim to leadership over the Palestinians has never looked more shaky. Doubts are growing throughout the Middle East over whether the aging, ailing Palestinian leader will be able to deliver on undertakings given to President Clinton at Sharm el-Sheik to rein in militants...
Staying home can bring profound satisfactions, but it also carries substantial risks in an era when about half of marriages end in divorce and, according to Columbia University professor Jane Waldfogel, more than half of children in single-mother families live in poverty...