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...months conventional wisdom on the Middle East--incessant and universal--has been that 1) the Bush Administration has neglected the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and 2) as a result, things have gone from bad to worse...
...gyms for women in the 50 states, Canada and six other countries. Commercials for Curves show real women--think "before" not "after"--slogging through their workouts. What's also different about Curves--and why its business model is even more intriguing--is that it ignores the received wisdom about luxury-obsessed boomers. Curves' gyms are small, simple workout joints, often in strip malls, that cater to overweight women who have never worked out. They offer only one service: a tightly structured, 30-min. circuit-training workout on eight to 12 exercise machines. A recorded voice tells you when to move...
...Romney demonstrated sound leadership in the public sector upon leaving private business. He has not. Throughout the country, a tough economy and declining federal assistance are forcing governors to make tough decisions. In Massachusetts, Romney’s lack of candor about these decisions has been stunning. While the wisdom of Romney’s policies is debatable, his disingenuousness has been inexcusable from any political standpoint...
Even if legislators do not see the inherent wisdom of providing needed aid to the downtrodden, the funding allocated for these crisis centers and domestic abuse programs is minuscule when compared to the cost the public will bear if the state provides less care...
...prevailing wisdom among gym rats used to be that the best measure of core strength was how many sit-ups and push-ups they could do. That's wrong on two counts. Sit-ups and push-ups primarily work the muscles on the front side of the trunk, leaving those of the back weak and unengaged. It is also very easy to cheat at sit-ups by allowing hip muscles, and not the abdominals, to do the work. A properly executed crunch may not be as impressive as a sit-up, but the goal is to isolate and strengthen...