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...sprint. While U.S. troops launched an all-out, high-risk offensive to destroy Shi'ite militia loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr last week, the U.N. envoy responsible for forming a new Iraqi government, Lakhdar Brahimi, huddled with aides and dignitaries in the Republican Palace in Baghdad to plot the shape of Iraq's political future. Bad as the past two months have been, U.S. officials believe that if the military keeps a lid on the insurgency and if Brahimi's plan picks up support, they might still be able to steer Iraq toward democratic elections by January...
...surer way to really change body shape is through exercise. That's where Masai Barefoot Technology comes in. Its clunky $234 MBT sneakers were originally designed as orthopedic shoes and are meant to re-create the natural gait of folks who walk barefoot for distances on uneven surfaces--like the Masai people of East Africa. The shoes have a curved sole that forces you to use muscles you probably didn't know you had. The uneven sole means you have to actively balance, which helps your posture and works your legs and abdominals. They might not get rid of your...
...think we’ll really understand all this later,” Shepherd, 52, added. “This is not in any way or shape or form about us. All these people have worked to get us here...
Moreover, what efforts Vogue has made in the past to be progressive on the issue of body image have fallen disappointingly short. Its annual Shape Issue, for instance, supposedly celebrates the beauty of all different body shapes and sizes. If anything, though, its conceptions of “short” as 5’6” and “curvy” as a lanky woman with large breasts only perpetuate unhealthy bodily images, instead of combating them...
...viable. Vivendi stock is about $26 after touching a low of around $9 in August 2002, and Merrill Lynch last month became the latest investment bank to upgrade the stock from neutral to buy. Thanks to Fourtou, says Merrill analyst Julien Roch, "Vivendi is now in the best shape it has been for a long time...