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...sandwiches, salads, and juices, alongside a full menu of coffee staples and pastry snacks. A five-dollar pita plate came loaded with a zesty hummus and a spread of freshly sliced cucumber, red onions, tomatoes, and bean sprouts—a healthy offering that nicely complemented the Monkey Wrench, a turkey-avocado-dill confection. At least five of the cafe’s standard sandwiches are vegetarian, and high marks go to the “Tune Up”—tuna, red onions, and tomatoes served up on savory sourdough...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOTSPOT: Diesel Cafe | 10/5/2006 | See Source »

...human interaction with narcotics is powerful and complex, truly fascinating and the topic of a future column. Here I'm just giving the bottom line and its straight from my heart: if you break a bone, have an operation, wrench your back and get a few tablets for short term use - fine. You will be off them in a few days and probably never feel the grip. But if you have a chronically painful condition of any sort, do everything in your power to stay off narcotic pain medicines. These drugs affect not just your brain, but your mind. Lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Before You Pop That Pill | 8/11/2006 | See Source »

...Rendal Negros Oriental, the Philippines Opus Dei seems to combine extreme navel gazing with self-loathing. It also seems preoccupied with gaining power over others and amassing wealth. Just the description of founder Josemaría Escrivá's enthusiastic self-flagellation was enough to turn me off. Doris Wrench Eisler St. Albert, Canada I was an Opus Dei member in central America during the '80s. In those chaotic times, I was attracted to the idea of sanctifying daily work and giving my life more transcendental value without sacrificing my dedication to studying medicine. With time, I came to realize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slow — But Steady — Change in France | 5/16/2006 | See Source »

...match three different components--the main body, or upper; the insole; and the cleats, or studs--to adapt to different playing conditions. (Most serious players buy several pairs of soccer shoes for that purpose.) Want a red, lightweight boot for playing on a soft surface? Use a wrench to replace the short studs with long ones, slide in a lighter sock liner, and exchange the black upper for a red one. Adidas executives see the Tunit as the footwear iPod. "I want my music now, and this is how I want it, where I want it," explains Antonio Zea, head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Competition: Global Game | 5/14/2006 | See Source »

...Southern California, living in Lawndale in a trailer owned by her neighbors Esther Trevin, 67, and her 77-year-old husband, Bettie unprovokedly attacked Esther with a knife and was subdued by Mr. Trevin, who, after warning Bettie to drop the knife, knocked her out with a crescent wrench. Charged on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, Bettie was found not guilty by reason of insanity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Garbo of Bondage | 4/25/2006 | See Source »

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