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...needs serious financing for his slightly dubious ventures. That's where Uncle Howard (the wonderful Tom Wilkinson) comes in. He's a stock figure in middle class dramas - see Death of a Salesman -] the mysteriously successful, almost mythically potent, figure who haunts the dreamy longings of his stuck-in-grade relatives. A source of whimsical largesse and equally whimsical needs, he has always required a bit of placating. Right now, he needs a bit more than that, specifically the death of a business associate who is about to testify against him in a criminal action. Who better for that...
...better shape now than I was in high school, which fits with psychologist Bella DePaulo's finding (in her fascinating 2006 book on single life, Singled Out) that the period around divorce is associated with improvements in health. Divorced men are also, not surprisingly, happier than men stuck in bad marriages...
...place within our own bodies, entirely without our knowledge. A lot of those benefits come down to stress--or, specifically, the management of it. Stress puts into motion a biological cascade involving hormones, glands and neural circuits, all activating one another in a complex feedback loop. When you are stuck in traffic or overwhelmed at work or worn down by the kids, the hypothalamus--a structure buried deep in the midbrain--tells your adrenal gland to pump out a supply of the stress hormone cortisol. Cortisol, in turn, tells your body to stop worrying about its basic metabolic needs...
...least 16 occasions from 1998 to 2001. Clemens, regarded as perhaps the greatest pitcher of all time, has unleashed a high-profile assault to clear his name - a 60 Minutes interview, a seething press conference, even a defamation suit against McNamee. But to this point, the trainer has stuck by his story. So Congress is mediating a classic he said/she said dispute among old friends (on national television, of course). Many baseball fans wonder, with the anticipation usually reserved for a playoff game, if anyone will crack under oath...
...Today, one thing is as important between the distinctions between left and right: the difference between policies turned towards the future, and those stuck in the past," Blair told his enthralled audience in French. "Like a rising tide, globalization can not be rejected. In a world of change, woe is he who stagnates...