Word: touchings
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...start of 2005, Bill Frist seemed to have the political Midas touch. A successful surgeon, the Tennessee Republican had blossomed in his second career, rising from his election to the U.S. Senate in 1994 to the post of majority leader in 2002. But last year, while Frist tried to both manage an unwieldy Senate and prepare for a 2008 presidential run, he often sounded off-balance--as when he inserted himself into the Terri Schiavo controversy, boldly but mistakenly arguing that her doctors misdiagnosed her vegetative state...
Digital cameras today have large preview screens. Gone are those hard-to-use tiny buttons and dials and those confusing icons. Replacing them are touch-control screens with plain-English menus. Even sophisticated digital cameras offer a "no brains" mode; the only things you need do are frame the shot and push the button. David Henderson, 62, of Alexandria, Va., remembers his early digital cameras. "They gave you a picture that looked like it was taken off a television set," he recalls. "Today's cameras are so good, they give anybody a chance to be a darn good photographer...
...good midrange camera is Kodak's $399 EasyShare-One. It features a 3-in. flip-out, touch-sensitive preview screen. The camera has a wireless feature that makes it easy to send photos to a PC or printer. Another winner is Fujifilm's FinePix V10 ($349), which has comparable features, including a 3-in. screen and decent zoom lens. On the budget end, the $199 Norcent DC-520 provides a 2.5-in. screen, adequate zoom and picture quality comparable to midrange cameras...
HAMSTRINGS Sit with your legs spread and toes up, leaning the torso as far as possible toward one foot; don't bend your back or spine (a rule for all stretches). "Keeping appropriate posture matters more than being able to touch your toes," says Fournier. Do one side for 20 sec.; relax. Now do the other; four times each side...
...Different Wavelength Joe Klein's column "Bush's Broken Political Antenna" [March 6] remarked that in response to recent controversies, ranging from the debate over foreign control of U.S. ports to the awful news coming from Iraq and Iran, the President is beginning to sound "airy and out of touch." But Bush has always been that way. It's just finally sinking in that something has gone very wrong. Bush has made mistake after mistake without ever offering an explanation or holding anyone accountable. This is the man we are trusting with our security? He is in denial while...