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...summer we can smell our neighbor's toilet from our living room--but I swear I would go back there this minute," she says wistfully. "If we had hope of some kind of life in Baghdad, I would walk all the way." Adnan, a physician, feels the tug of home too, but he keeps a check on his emotions. "If we had hope ..." he repeats after his wife. "But do we have hope...
...That was the prototype for Foreballs, which he now sells for $130 a pop. Griffiths' invention has been joined over the years by about a dozen competitors, which use tape, tension, suction, weights and straps to gently coax the skin to expand over time. Among the options are the Tug Ahoy, T-Tape, VacuTrac and, of course, the 4restore and TLC Tugger - which Low, an industrial engineer, invented in his Northbrook, Ill., basement when he lost sensitivity in his mid-30s. "It certainly doesn't make any sense to me that nature would produce a part that is harmful," says...
...Yushchenko-Yanukovych coalition - with Tymoshenko leading a strong parliamentary opposition - might even resolve Ukraine's ongoing political tug-of-war. Yanukovych's PR has grown into a party of big business that, all the lip service to Russia notwithstanding, wants to open up to the West, albeit not as rapidly as Yushchenko desires. Nor has Ukraine done too badly despite the political turmoil: the economy has grown at an annual rate of 7.5% in the first six months of this year (versus 5.5% the same period last year), says Alla Kovtun, a Kiev-based economist. Its currency stable, and foreign...
...sail down the Charles. Cocktail attire is a required, but an accent is optional. Fri., Sept. 28 at 10 p.m. 60 Rowes Wharf, Boston Harbor. $15/single, $25/couple. 5) I Wear My Sunglasses At Night… Just like ZZ Top! Admit it. You’ve always wanted to tug those beards just to make sure it’s real. Rush the stage at the Bank of America Pavilion and get up close and personal with the iconic Southern rock band. Don’t forget your shades. Sat., Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. The Bank of American...
...trademark tug-of-war certainly intensified a decade ago when, in the aftermath of the fall of Czechoslovakian communism, Anheuser-Busch failed in its bid to buy Budvar. In more than 100 court cases and administrative proceedings worldwide, Budvar and Anheuser-Busch have tangled over which brewer gets to call its suds Budweiser. (Through the outcome of an agreement earlier in the century, Budvar beer sold in North America, for example, is called Czechvar. In much of Europe, the Anheuser-Busch brand is marketed...