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...stronger local civic networks, such as those composed of choral groups and soccer clubs, helped to explain why some Italian regional governments were more responsive, even though Italian citizens sang or kicked soccer balls only because they enjoyed it. Fun activities like flash mobs may thus contain a hidden tonic for new social capital...
...pleasant diversion from shopping for handicrafts. It also offers a chance to bump into celeb guests like Bollywood star Danny Dengzopa or the Dalai Lama. The Dragon Bar, replete with a barman in a black hat and a red silk tunic, also serves a mean gin and tonic-as long as it isn't one of the state's dry days...
...nearly a third of the industry's yield. My mother's side of the family is even in the sake business. Still, until recently I never cared much for the stuff. Its strong smell, fiery aftertaste and old-fashioned image seemed about as alluring as my grandfather's hair tonic...
Preaching confidence may be a far more effective tonic for the economy than any piece of legislation. "Go out and tell the public to be optimistic, Mr. President," is how a participant summed up the advice business leaders dispensed at another recent White House session. That may explain why the President refuses to give up on trying to end the tax on dividends, the most politically unpopular element of his package. His advisers also believe that elimination of this so-called double taxation can provide a quick "optimism boost" to the stock markets. White House officials point to forecasts...
...have little more than an elementary-school education. Wei Guo, a second-generation barefoot doctor in the village of Shuiqu, says he knows what to do if he encounters any SARS cases. He will prescribe a popular traditional remedy called banlangen, a dose of antibiotics and perhaps an herbal tonic that promotes a patient's yin to counter an imbalance of yang. With much of the nation depending on such ill-informed care, the killer virus looks set to spread even further into China's underdeveloped interior...