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Mere hours after the U.N.-brokered cease-fire went into effect, the coastal road from Beirut through Sidon to Tyre was jam-packed with thousands of cars and tens of thousands of refugees anxious to return to their homes in the south - regardless of their condition...
That means all students in, say, Texas' Zavala County or South Dakota's Ziebach County can get first-rate help--which ordinarily would cost $20 an hour--regardless of whether their school is performing poorly enough to be on the NCLB's watch list. (The only catch for kids in impoverished, remote areas: they must have access to a high-speed modem.) TutorVista chairman Krishnan Ganesh dismisses critics who lament the further siphoning of jobs overseas. "There is plenty of work to go around," he says. "The American educational system is pathetic...
...triumph last week was muted because it was also a test--a test of our understanding of terrorism. Do we continue to react reflexively to each new scheme, regardless of the probability of the threat and the feasibility of preventing it? Or do we have an honest discussion about risk and the costs of safety? After the discovery of the liquid-bomb plot, does it make sense to funnel billions more dollars into new machines that can detect liquid explosives, even though the past three sizable attacks pulled off by Islamic terrorists in major metropolises have been on trains...
...when used properly. That entails slathering on a shot glass's worth every two hours, regardless of whether the lotion is touted as waterproof, sweatproof or has a high SPF (sun-protection factor). SPF refers to the ability to deflect burning UVB rays (SPF 15 deflects 93% of them; SPF 30 blocks 97%), but it says nothing about protection from UVA rays, which are just as harmful. The Food and Drug Administration has not yet approved a UVA rating system but has approved some ingredients that protect against UVA rays. Look for broad-spectrum sunscreens that contain Parsol 1789, zinc...
...counterparts. Moreover, some research indicates that merely delivering a gay-tailored message is enough to create a long-term relationship. According to the Outright 2006 survey, more than one-third of British gays and lesbians claim that tailored advertising in gay media will foster their loyalty to a brand - regardless of the quality relative to other brands. Gay consumers react kindly to companies "speaking to a part of their identity that is usually ignored," suggests David Muniz, commercial director at QSoft Consulting, which operates a string of gay media sites online...