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Henry Rollins is no ordinary mortal. Not only does he still, at age 40, have a neck thicker than his head, he is the only man I know of to have successfully combined careers as rock singer in a respected band and as a standup man, as well as producing jazz albums, writing poetry and being interviewed more times than seems humanly possible. And he has been asked to give the Union Address at Oxford University this year. Not bad for a guy who still refers to himself as “the guy who makes those dick jokes...
...always been a country in flux. But behind these seemingly innocuous figures there is controversy: What do these numbers - and their assigned values - really mean? Tukufu Zuberi, a sociology professor and demographer at the University of Pennsylvania's Population Studies Center, is also the author of the forthcoming book "Thicker Than Blood: How Racial Statistics Lie." Monday, Zuberi told TIME.com that he sees the 2000 census results not as an accurate indicator of our country at large, but rather as a call to action - and, Zuberi hopes, a precursor to a conversation about the real meaning of race, ethnicity...
Another precaution is to drink adequate amounts of nonalcoholic fluids before and during the flight. Dehydration can affect certain factors in the blood, making it thicker and more likely to clot. Travelers should be alert for leg pain, swelling and feelings of heaviness. When in doubt, it never hurts to get up and stretch. But only after the captain has turned off the FASTEN SEAT BELTS SIGN...
Syrians got their equipment and tactics from the Soviet Union. The U.S. Army worked closely with Israel. Together, we saw the need for more powerful tank guns; longer-range, all-weather optics; thicker armor; and better coordination among units. Defensive tactics were refined, complementing Israel's already formidable offensive capabilities. For Israel, it had been the fourth war in 25 years. The Israelis were unchallengeable on the ground and in the air--at least in conventional terms...
UNWANTED LEGACY Doctors who studied the offspring of adults who had a heart attack before age 60 report a perplexing finding: the kids, average age 19, generally had normal cholesterol and blood-pressure readings but arteries that were 11% thicker than normal. Advice to the youngsters: be doubly sure to keep those heart-attack risk factors--smoking, sedentary lifestyle and weight gain--in check...