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...Northern Ireland. "It certainly doesn't hurt to talk about your faith in public in Northern Ireland politics, and no one has done that more than Iris Robinson. But Evangelical voters expect a certain moral standard, and this [affair] could prove to be a real fly in the ointment." (See pictures of new hope for Belfast...
...head above water, for five to 10 minutes each time. They were told to pat dry afterward and apply a heavy slathering of moisturizer. The placebo group was not given restrictions about the frequency of baths. Both groups of patients were also treated with oral antibiotics and the nasal ointment muciprocin to control staph infections, which often exist in the nostrils...
...There is a proxy war going on, involving Kabul, Kashmir and Quetta," says Mushahid Hussain, a prominent politician who was close to former military ruler President Pervez Musharraf. "Here you want Pakistan to play a pivotal role. But the real fly in the ointment is that by including India in the contact group, the Obama Administration has been insensitive to the fact that Indian and Pakistani interests diverge." The contact group is composed of countries in the area that the Obama Administration has brought in to deal with regional crises. India and Pakistan are both part of the group, even...
...Level: Blue Red (Severe): Feeling itchy? You probably have scabies right now. Burn all clothes and sheets immediately, including your roommate’s—he won’t mind, considering you’re saving him from infestation. Stop by UHS to pick up tubes of ointment. Anonymous brown paper bag head-coverlet optional. Orange (High): A big party weekend means high risk for burrowing mites. Hire a bouncer for your party to screen all freshmen from Pennypacker from possibly infiltrating your scabies-free environment. Now might be a good time to invest in a biohazard suit...
Brand recognition is an effective shelling tool only if the consumer is aware of the product linked to the name and the name conjures a pleasant memory. Until I read the story "Why We Buy" [Aug. 27], I thought that HeadOn was an ointment designed to lighten facial scars, not the homeopathic headache cure that it is, thanks to its maker's ambiguous ad campaign. No matter how often I've heard the commercial repeat the name HeadOn, I never would have bought the product, thinking I had no use for it. Now that I know what...