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...show masked Islamic militants waving Kalashnikovs. But another side of Gaza reveals itself at Al Deira: its peace-loving middle classes. Every afternoon, well-dressed families descend on the hotel's seaside café. Little kids swarm over the slide and jungle gym in the corner while their parents relax with a fresh strawberry shake and a puff from a water pipe. At twilight, a wistful silence passes over the cafégoers as their eyes follow the sun on its westward passage to lands that they, as Palestinians trapped inside Gaza, can never hope to visit until Israel lifts...
...campaign to a more mainstream media outlet. "There's always a small group of people who say, 'I don't want to think about this or talk about this, and I don't think it should be on TV at all,' " says Bernens. For now, those viewers can relax in the relative safety of Tampax's current TV commercials, in which a very pushy Mother Nature tries to ruin women's fun by forcing a "gift" on them. Those of you who want to see the really extreme end of feminine-health-care marketing can check out this Dutch...
...sense that Jennifer Aniston is not particularly happy in her skin. She's an example of someone who is sort of browbeaten by this pressure. You really want to say to them, "Relax and get away from all those men who you think it's better to be with because that proves that you're sexy and in love. Just chill and wait, and the right person will come along." (See pictures of showbiz supercouples at LIFE.com...
...farmlands of Normandy. Over the last 25 years, Franklin has been giving talks about his experience. Now that was coming to an end. "This is the end of my military career," he said of the opportunity to explain the scene to world leaders. "I will go home and relax...
Based on cognitive-behavioral-therapy techniques, Vincent's virtual therapy combines videos, text and audio clips to teach the sleepless everything about good sleep hygiene, from how to relax the body before getting into bed to how not to stress out when you fail to doze off right away. (One of the worst things you can do when you can't fall asleep is lie there and dwell on the consequences of not getting enough sleep.) Participants in her study were asked to keep digital sleep diaries and practice the techniques that were demonstrated onscreen. They were also allowed...