Perhaps as a goodwill gesture towards its shrinking newsroom, the Gray Lady is tackling the omnipresent tension in staffers' necks:

From: NYTIMES MAIL
Date: September 28, 2005 6:53:55 AM EDT
To: NY TIMES INTERNET , NY TIMES NOTES
Subject: Back Rubs!

BACK RUBS!

Please Note: To Register You Must Click on the LifeSkills Link Below.

WEDNESDAY October 12, 2005
Cafeteria at 43rd Street on the 11th floor
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Evening Crew
Tuesday October 11, 2005
& Wednesday October 12, 2005
Metro Conference Room on the 3rd floor
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

DON'T MISS OUT!
REGISTER EARLY!

Click here XXXXXX@nytimes.com to register.

We'd like to add that November is Foot Rub Month; sign-ups will begin in mid-October and, if last year's turn-out was any indication, you'll have to get in line rather early to secure some QT between Paul Krugman and your bunions.

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