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...familiar tension headache, which is usually stress related. (Doctors now label it a tension-type headache to counter the idea that knotted muscles are the principal cause.) In most cases, a couple of aspirin and a good night's sleep are all that's required to get rid...
...despite the health of its democracy, Israel appears unable to rid itself of a leader whom its citizens almost universally see as incompetent. Olmert shows no signs of being ready to quit, or of being forced out in the near future. With approval ratings as low as 3% even before the publication of the damning report, you might think the whole country would be up in arms for him to go. But the crisis over Olmert may be symptomatic of a deeper shift: The Israeli press and civil society groups have made much of the fact that the country...
...says. “The idea in many cases with Fluxus is to sort of rescue experience and reclaim that kind of special experience for the everyday,” says Proctor. “The idea wasn’t to get rid of art so we live in this world of bland unrelenting sameness,” he adds. “It is that we should be able to appreciate and pay attention to insignificant events within our lives, that we should bring to that the same level of attention that we would normally only be reserved...
...conscience. More SUVs mean not only more floods and hurricanes, but terrorists as well. Neo-conservatives wring their hands in dismay, as the oil-rich regimes of Sudan and Iran have proved resilient to American pressures. Oh, how much bigger a stick we could wield if only America could rid itself of “dependence on foreign...
...behind a lectern but sits in a more relaxed setting at a desk. And there's a find-it-yourself information terminal nearby too. "People want concierges to be more approachable and want to be able to actually access them," says Cosslett. "So get off the damn phone. Get rid of all your clobber and stop intimidating me and make me welcome." In London the company extended the idea of engaging customers by taking the housekeeping and other support staff on tours around the city to see it as visitors do. "The back of house now has posters of London...