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...filled with discarded scalding water from a local power plant, are used to heat treatment rooms and spa pools. Meanwhile, special plumbing allows pool and bath water to be drained and used by emergency services when necessary - an important precaution, given the lessons of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the region in 1995. Hopefully, though, the lightly carbonated waters of Nadahama will only be used for their original purpose: to gently fizz away shoulder cramps, back pain and fatigue, with any leftover twinges to be kneaded out in the facility's massage rooms. Ando is responsible for the design...
Faculty members yesterday struck a somber but relieved tone as they expressed hope that the University would move past the divisive battles of this month and last winter...
...Ahmed also struck a more serious note, saying the grievances felt by Muslims may explain the recent outbreak of violence...
...next day, according to the police, a co-defendant's brother cornered the father at a store and said his teenager would "be dead before [the trial]". The girlfriend and the brother were both charged under the new law. Rather than face 20 years for witness intimidation, the brother struck a deal with prosecutors last week to testify against the girlfriend and plead guilty to a lesser charge...
...mobile phone," he's excited by the prospect that half of all mobiles will be music-enabled within two years, and that the technology for wireless downloads of music is nearly at hand. "The combination of scale and convenience makes mobile a huge opportunity." EMI, for instance, recently struck a deal with wireless service T-Mobile to make more than 200,000 songs and music videos available to T-Mobile's 60 million customers across Europe. Of course, no record label can afford to rest easy. Yes, selling digital music involves no manufacturing and distribution costs, which should boost margins...