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...other explanation for their bravery is secondary. Of course you're going to find Type A, goal-oriented people flying cross-country on an 8 a.m. Tuesday flight. But what's to say that a planeload of weekend vacationers wouldn't have fought for their lives too? Nothing, except maybe a quasi-Calvinist assumption: success breeds virtue, and those who were leaders on the earth must have been leaders...
...curls. But now that pin-straight hair like Gwyneth Paltrow's is the must-do do, the technology is catching up. The Japanese straight perm, a.k.a. "Japanese relaxer" or "super straight," makes hair hang straight for as long as six months and works on every type of hair except African. But if your calendar is full or your pockets aren't, it might be wiser to buy straightener in a box from the store: a Japanese straight perm can take up to eight hours in the salon and cost as much as $700. "Some straight perms are done with...
...thick. Now, a lot of things are described as “womb-like,” but with the incredible heat coupled with disgusting humid wetness, walking around Washington at night is probably a more womb-like experience than anything I can think of except drowning in a swamp or getting eaten by a whale. There are some advantages, though. It’s impossible to go outside without sweating, so almost every trip out the door can be considered working out. Some of the activities I’ve classified as “exercise” this...
...Moussaoui boasted that he might open up about the plot--"I know which group, who participated, when it was decided"--some U.S. officials hinted that they might want to make a deal. But others doubted that he could be trusted. Says one: "I've never heard anybody say anything except 'He's off his bean...
...Some cops have applied for transfers, anxious to be posted anywhere except the five provinces. But the south is Sergeant Marohsae's home, and he won't leave. "Of course we're scared," he admits. But he vows: "We will fight back. We have no other choice." If only he knew whom to fight...