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GLOBAL TIMEKEEPER Flying through time zones can be disorienting. To help you cope, here's a chic 12-sided travel alarm from Moss. Each facet of the World Time Clock ($75) corresponds to a major international city. Rotate the clock to your destination, and the hands automatically point to the correct time...
Michelle Williams, 25, best known for TV's three-alarm teen weepie Dawson's Creek, gets it just right. When she sees her husband in a hungry kiss with another guy, she registers that horror-queasiness of having something she couldn't articulate become terribly clear. "Without her, this movie wouldn't work," says co-star Jake Gyllenhaal. "She adds a fourth degree. And I know I'm kissing her ass, but I don't care. She gives the best performance in the film...
Believe it or not, the imminent dissolution of one-third of our student government is no cause for alarm. The Undergraduate Council’s (UC) new motion to scrap the Campus Life Committee (CLC), one of the council’s three standing committees, is one that we heartily endorse. The CLC’s successes—Movie Nights and shuttles—have been outnumbered by their more costly failures. Moreover, the way committee choice is based on UC election results means that the CLC is at least partially staffed with students that aren?...
...Rise and Shine Inventor: Lee Loree Availability: Now, $149 To Learn More: sleeptracker.com Ever wonder why you feel groggier some mornings than others? It may be because your alarm went off when you were in the middle of a deep sleep. The Sleeptracker watch solves this problem by waking you only when you are in a light sleep. Equipped with a built-in motion sensor, the watch can tell whether you are in a deep or a light slumber. (The more restless you are, the lighter your sleep.) To ensure an optimal waking time, allow a window of 20 minutes...
...hallways as the conference concluded on Wednesday, the danger of a pandemic remains present and real. Nobody knows when or whether H5N1 will mutate to humans and unleash the dreaded pandemic, and whether we will be prepared in time to minimize its impact. At least now, however, the alarm has been sounded-and heard...