Word: rests
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...property of the Federal Government. Gone are most of the Woodys, who catered to a passenger's every whim. Gone too are the silver coffeepots, the mahogany walls and chandeliers in the dining cars, and the nurses on board who would look after infants so that Mother could rest. The glamour trains of the early 20th century, the ones that ferried tycoons cross-country, stopping for fresh strawberries along the way, could not compete with the airlines or the new federal highway system. By the end, when Amtrak had to step in, service had deteriorated out of existence...
Meals are included in the cost of a sleeper, which on overnight runs provides some privacy and chance of rest, though at a price. For a passenger traveling round trip between Chicago and San Francisco, a deluxe bedroom quintuples the fare, to $1,050. The compartment does have a toilet and shower; actually, the toilet is in the shower stall, but on a two-day trip, it still seems a glorious luxury, those 30-second dousings of 100 degrees F water. Most trains have family bedrooms that can sleep two adults and two children, if they are all fairly limber...
...jobs, some out of sympathy for the movement, some out of fear. The Israelis responded with new measures, including a ban on delivery of gasoline and cooking fuel to Palestinian towns, a nightly curfew throughout the Gaza Strip, and disruption of international phone service linking the territories with the rest of the world. During the week, eight more Palestinians were shot dead in the violence, raising the Arab death toll...
Often the best remedy, but the one artists dread most, is to stop performing for a while. "Rest is a four-letter word for the ballet dancer," declares Hamilton. "For the musician," says Dr. Michael Charness, a member of the University of California clinic in San Francisco, "playing is more than their job. It's an emotional outlet." Are artists more vulnerable to psychological problems than most? "Performing is a very exhilarating and draining experience," says Dr. Richard Lederman, who heads a program at the Cleveland Clinic. Others observe that because training usually demands immersion at an early age, many...
...rest of the band, Wendy and Lisa are conspicuous omissions. Only Matt Fink, he of the stethoscope and the sunglasses, remains from the Purple Rain days...