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...African coast in July 2002, adding to long-simmering tension between Madrid and Rabat. But the dispute lost its sense of urgency after the Madrid train bombings. In his traditional first overseas trip, Spain's new Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, went to Morocco on Saturday to strengthen bilateral ties and encourage cooperation in the war on terror...
Annan, who has been secretary-general since January 1997, won the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to strengthen the role of the U.N. as an international force for peace...
...Norton likens the urethra to a garden hose and the pelvic floor to the ground beneath it. When a cough comes along, it's like someone stepping on the hose. Having a strong platform beneath it--a sidewalk as opposed to a soggy lawn--stops the flow. Kegel contractions strengthen the platform but must be done correctly to work. Good instructions can be found online at www.nlm .nih gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003975.htm...
Biofeedback techniques can help women isolate and work the pelvic muscles. A study published last July in the JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION showed that biofeedback-assisted behavioral training reduces episodes of SUI almost 70%. Electrical stimulation also helps some women strengthen their pelvic muscles...
...this portend great things for Troy, whose scribe David Benioff last wrote the compelling 25th Hour? Probably not, if the preview’s dialogue is any indication, but the important thing is that Benioff’s working at Hollywood’s heart, and that can only strengthen the system...