Since the stout is not washed away, the vitamins have time to soak in, and skin is left surprisingly silky instead of sticky.

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The Senate kitchen began making fruitcake a few months ago, long before Congress walked out on the country (at least the brandy had enough time to soak the cake).

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Some stress busting techniques include spending time to soak in a tub, walk on the beach or in a park, visit a friend, play with your dog or listen to your favorite music.

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"These women work very hard, and this might be the only time they will get to soak in a big tub and read a magazine, " says Premier marketing director Maureen O'Brien.

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They spend much of their time watching television, trying to soak up all this diversity through the satellite dishes on the roof of their home in north Cincinnati.

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That means slowly backing off soak-the-rich, anticorporate talk over time.

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Suddenly he stopped spending his time problem solving and started using it to soak up credit and trumpet his contributions.

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