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...Fronde ended up giving birth to the centralized state of Louis XIV by rallying another strange coalition: civil servants, already then jealously guarding their privileges; local nobility who, like today's regional presidents, were set on defending their fiefdoms against centralization; and the middle classes, crushed by the weight of onerous taxation. Historians and sociologists have long claimed that May '68 vaccinated the Fifth Republic against instability and upheaval. But look at recent years. First, the far right has a strong showing in the 2002 presidential elections, then France thumbs its nose at the European constitution in May 2005, then...
...trying to do the right thing. The laws of economics suggest that Wal-Mart is so big, with 5,200 stores worldwide, that it influences everything from the price of lumber to the size of the container your laundry detergent comes in. And if this retailing giant throws its weight behind environmental responsibility, the impact could be profound: less air pollution at factories in China, mass-market sales of organic products, cereal boxes that aren't half filled with air. "One little change in product packaging could save 1,500 trees," says Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott. "If everybody saves...
...there was something else much more important that they never heard of either: Charlie got better. He got stronger, his breath came back, his face pinked up, he gained weight. The big blotches on his x-rays disappeared. It was miraculous. This was about ten years ago. I last saw him about a year ago. He had some nerve damage (probably from the drugs) but he just bought a new boat and was getting along fine...
...much of his game is dependant on sheer physicality. On the forecheck, along the boards, and now on a line with offensive sparkplugs Kevin Du and Dan Murphy, Maki’s best bet is to throw his weight around. “That’s what they do: they create offense,” he says of his linemates. “I try to be physical and help them out, to create space for those guys.” And what’s good for the line is good for Maki, anyway. A goal, a primary...
...Fortunately, there are other ways to increase bone density. Weight-bearing exercises help, and there are several prescription drugs that have been proved to work. For more information, talk to your doctor. And be sure to have a colonoscopy by age 50?or 45 if you are of African descent. (You may need one even earlier if you have a family history of colorectal cancer.) It's a lot to keep track of, but nobody ever said prevention was easy...