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Japan's maglev is faster because instead of pounding along a set of rails, it floats four inches above a guideway on a cushion of magnetic force; there is no friction to slow it down, no fear of derailment on a section of bent track. This maglev has wheels, but the only times it uses them are while picking up speed before lift-off and while slowing down after landing...
Freedman will succeed current president David T. McLaughlin, whose five-year tenure at Dartmouth has been marked by friction over student activism and faculty relations, campus observers have said...
...hamburger imperialism. In the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, where McDonald's has 16 outlets, hundreds of local restaurant owners and tavernkeepers marched through the streets last May to protest the incursion of American junk food, shouting, "Down with hamburgers!" and "Long live the corner bar!" Despite such friction, McDonald's plans to open 200 foreign outlets this year...
...take place for an estimated $225 million. Earlier this month Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige went public with his opposition, hinting at national-security concerns and stressing the need to protect America's enfeebled semiconductor industry. Last week Fujitsu dropped its controversial merger plan even as U.S.-Japanese friction continued to rise over the issue...
Different folks can choose different strokes or a combination. Swedish massage, the most familiar technique, uses oils to reduce friction and employs long full strokes, along with kneading and pounding motions. In newly popular Japanese Shiatsu and Chinese acupressure, fingers are pressed along defined paths on the body in order to release chi, or trapped energy. Other techniques include deep-tissue or structural massage, and reflexology, which focuses on the foot and hand...