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You know you can’t go wrong with these objects because they’re all museum pieces. All, in fact, are on display now at New York’s Cooper-Hewitt Museum, which, as very few people know, is also the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Design. This diverting new show is drawn from a collection of some 250,000 objects founded in 1897 by the three Hewitt sisters, granddaughters of the industrialist Peter Cooper. Judging from the displays, the sisters were acquisitors of vast and occasionally eccentric enthusiasms....

The questions and debates have been going on for months now. What about the heat and humidity, do they favor the South Americans and Africans? Who’s injured, who’s recovered? How could incredibly stupid Coach X fail to put incredibly talented Player Y on his team? How many fans will make the long and expensive trip? Will Korea and Japan, two “baseball” countries, finally establish themselves as upper-tier soccer nations? What about the newcomers?...

We always expect such simple storybooks to be fun; what has been harder to find is the fun in so-called educational books. Publisher Dorling Kindersley began to change all that a few years ago with its groundbreaking Eyewitness series for young readers. The Eyewitness look – lots of pictures scattered over each page and text broken up with captions and fact-filled boxes – has now become widely copied. The best of the bunch appropriate not only the DK look but also the attitude: it’s not cool to be a passive reader....

NEWSWEEK: A year out, how do you think 9-11 stands in the succes-sion of important dates in American history? Will we remember it in the way we remember, say, July 4, or Dec. 7, or Nov. 22? Joyce Appleby: I think it will take its place along with Pearl Harbor, which is to say it will be very vivid in the memory. It’s there. But I don’t see that it’s going to represent what July 4 does, nor do I see it being imbedded in a holiday or a commemoration....

The nation was surprised in June when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed, ruling it was unconstitutional for school-children to recite the pledge in class. Members of Congress gathered, hands over hearts, to say the pledge on the Capitol steps, while disgruntled callers left threatening messages on Newdow’s home answering machine. (He later incorporated them into a folk song on a self-recorded CD.) The school district appealed, contending the pledge is not a prayer but a nod to the nation’s religious history....

White House officials acknowledge frustrations over the decision to continue the Bush policy of turning back Haitian boat people. But granting refugee status, they say, would be worse: a third of the boat people would die en route. Says an official: “Although it’s a lousy policy, it’s a necessary one.”

Investors haven’t been too amused with Russia of late, caught up as they are in the latest power battle. It’s rather tragic, since Russia has been one of the best-performing emerging markets over the past few years, and the two main protagonists engaged in the battle, Khodorkovsky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, were, not too long ago, cast as the mascots of a new Russia. Putin apparently orchestrated the incarceration of Khodorkovsky on tax charges last October for political reasons, reopening the debate over where the president is leading Russia....

It is one thing to wrap a BMW around a sycamore. The cost of what he was charged with in Indianapolis last week could be all of his athletic career and most of his life. Tyson could be in prison until 2055, his 88th year, if he is convicted on the one count of rape, two counts of “deviate sexual conduct” and the one count of confinement for which he was indicted by a Marion County grand jury....

Another black eye for newspapers: the Los Angeles Times eats up a con man’s tissue-thin lies for a story that pins a 1994 Tupac Shakur shooting on hip-hop mogul Puff Daddy. Score: 38 In his new telleven-more-all book, steroidal ex-slugger Jose Canseco fingers Alex Rodriguez as a juicer without facts or full explanation. Must be lonely in the gutter. Score: 73

Moscow and Washington insist they’re eager to bury the hatchet and revitalize the “strategic partnership” forged after September 11. But the job seems to be getting more difficult by the day. Shortly after the beginning of the war, the United States publicized Russian arms sales to the Iraqis–from GPS jammers designed to interfere with American precision-guided munitions to the Kornet missiles that destroyed several Coalition tanks on the battlefield. Next came revelations that Achalov and other Russian military veterans were hobnobbing with Iraqi war planners....

The measure had been in effect under Ronald Reagan but was repealed by Bill Clinton in 1993. Though no more than a handful of the 450 groups that receive funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are likely to be directly affected, many more worry that they will feel the pain. Some accused the U.S. government of promoting a double standard. “What the Bush administration is saying is, ‘It’s fine for us American women to have safe, legal abortions, but you women in the developing world, thou shalt not have safe abortions’,” said Pramilla Senanayake, assistant director general of International Planned Parenthood Federation in London....

You can also take a small sip of the chaser before you take your shot and hold it in your mouth. Drink the shot, and then swallow the chaser and the shot at the same time. Once you have swallowed, take another sip of the chaser. Depending on the shot (i. e. tequila) you are taking, you may need to get your lemon, lime, or salt ready before you take the shot....

Do not exceed 4 tablets per dose, or 16 tablets per day. You can also drink milk instead of water. This isn’t necessary if you’re consuming the liquid form of Gaviscon.

Choose an appropriate time. If it needs to be done immediately, feel free to do so. Otherwise, choose a time that allows for a lengthy conversation. Sometimes it helps to write out a script ahead of time so you can approach the subject with confidence. The hardest part is gathering the bravery to get started. Just remember that you’ll feel less stress when the conversation is over. [2] X Research source...

Different vehicles have fuse box panels in different places. Read your owner’s manual or search online if you can’t find the fuse box panel in your vehicle. Note that some vehicles may have multiple fuse boxes. What you ground the test light to depends on where the fuse box panel is located. For example, if it is located underneath the dash, the test light cable won’t reach the car’s battery. However, you could find a nearby bolt on the car door hinge....

If your welder has a high frequency setting, it will also need adjusting. For aluminum, the switch will need to be on continuous high frequency. For steel, it should be on high frequency start. Use the face of a fine stone to grind the tungsten electrode. Grind so that the electrode is pointing in the same direction as the rotation of the stone as a safety precaution. Grind the tungsten to a balled tip for AC welding and a pointed tip for DC welding....

During contractions, the abdomen becomes rigid. [3] X Research source For some women, the pain stays in the lower back area. Contractions feel a little different for everyone. [4] X Research source At the beginning of labor, most contractions last from 60 - 90 seconds and occur every 15 to 20 minutes. They decrease in duration and increase in frequency as labor draws closer. [5] X Research source Use a precise timer, rather than a digital clock without seconds....

If your Shiba isn’t a puppy, you can still train it! Just keep in mind that it will take a little extra patience and effort to train an adult. A Shiba Inu requires lots of mental stimulation to prevent boredom, which affects its attention span. Play with your dog regularly, take it on walks daily, give it puzzle feeders, and avoid leaving it alone for long periods of time. Shibas are notoriously stubborn and strong-willed....

Use gentle pressure to press a bag of crushed ice, frozen vegetables, or an ice or old pack to your eye. Make sure you wrap the ice in a clean, dry cloth. Applying the ice directly to your skin could cause a cold burn. Apply the ice pack to your eye for 20 minutes each hour until you go to bed. So, you will alternate 20 minutes on, 40 minutes off, for at least the first day....