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...Guest adopted an eco-friendly design style, as she searched for “vintage” clothes at the Garment District’s Dollar-A-Pound pile. With Al Gore ’69 as her fashion inspiration, Guest decided to forego her muse’s stark suits and focus on his environmentally friendly message. Guest created a shockingly complex dress for a rock-bottom price of $5.40. Several distinct patterns merged in this layered-tank dress, which Guest finished with buttons down the back—a detail that paid homage to her style inspiration...
...This abrasive and intolerant stance on a very personal issue stands in stark contrast to the Obama campaign’s willingness to work across the aisle with pro-life and pro-choice advocates alike to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies . We are appreciative of Obama’s solidly pro-choice voting record, but we are even more excited about his outreach to those who may disagree with him—a more inclusive approach which can defuse these tense social issues and allow for real progress on this important public health issue...
...around the woods. The place he would “rather be” is serene and undisturbed, allowing him to leave behind the “world full of confusion.” Yet there is an underlying sense of desolation and remoteness in the gloomy fog and stark trees. You can only tune out for so long until you become lost and numb. Directed by Ashcroft himself, the video is neither innovative nor particularly exciting, but its minimalism fits the song’s ideas about appreciating the simple and escaping society’s overwhelming influence...
...Stark says the convenience and comfort of Web-based counseling are indispensable. The Internet allows her to reach otherwise unreachable people: Many women whose marriages end unexpectedly are so devastated and ashamed of what they view as their own failure that they may never be able to face a therapist in person. Further, an interactive online setting lets therapists disseminate counseling to many people at once. "The Web offers tremendous potential," says David Mohr, a psychologist at Northwestern University. "We know from research that certain procedures in psychotherapy are likely to be effective for most people. The Web allows that...
...Alexander Obolsky, a psychiatrist at Northwestern University School of Medicine and a proponent of remote services. "Nothing is going to replace a well-trained psychiatrist providing face-to-face treatment. But it may bring a different set of patients to mental health who can benefit." Patients like the women Stark has reached. Even if the only advantage of telemental health were to bring like-suffering people together on the Web, say experts, that's an essential first step in mental healing - recognizing that you need support...