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...petrochemicals. One foreign executive whose company has invested in a power plant in Guangdong province says oil prices are so steep that the venture is now barely turning a profit. It can't raise rates because tariffs are fixed by the government?and the government doesn't want to relax tariffs because that would contribute to inflation. "If prices go up a little higher and there's no subsidy in the works, then of course we're going to be shut down," says the executive...
...fast he couldn't sleep, but he kept them bottled up to fit in. Eventually, Krause contemplated suicide. Therapy brought him back to balance. "Suicide is a temporary solution to a permanent problem," he says, upending the old cliche. "Your soul is not going anywhere. So you learn to relax...
...says a hospital can be a dangerous place for a healthy person. Horror stories abound, from infectious bacteria lurking on every surface to medications mistakenly administered. If dangers like these make you worried, relax. From a simple procedure to more elaborate surgery, a few precautions can ensure a safe visit. You just need to know what to look...
...idea that rest is a right has deep roots in our history. Blue laws were a gift as much as a duty, a command to relax and reflect. That tension, explains Sunday historian Alexis McCrossen, has always been less between sacred and secular than between work and respite; America does not readily sit still, even for a day. The Civil War and a demand for news begat the Sunday paper; industrialization inspired progressives to argue that libraries and museums should open on Sundays so working people could elevate themselves. Major league baseball held its first Sunday game...
...even with the constantly changing foes, the shows, unlike the real world, are soothingly and refreshingly predictable. I know to look for danger at the 10- and 17-minute marks, right before the commercial breaks. If you think you can relax after minute 15, think again—your enemy is surely coming back to life, stronger than ever...