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...CAPTURED. YOUSSOUF FOFANA, 26, self-styled "brain of barbarians" and alleged leader of a Parisian gang accused of abducting and torturing to death Ilan Halimi, 23; in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Halimi, who was Jewish, was found Feb. 13 in the banlieue of Bagneux with extensive chemical burns, bruises and cuts; he died on the way to the hospital. More than a dozen people are in French custody and under questioning about their alleged roles in the crime, which a magistrate has deemed anti-Semitic. France has demanded Fofana's extradition...
...utterly disregards her also-present boyfriend much to the delight of the other spectators, none of whom seem even slightly offended. On top of this rather blatant pandering, Fatel spends the majority of his act speaking as if his sexual obsession has resulted in a significant degree of brain damages. Indeed, the combination of his vocal tone and speech rhythms make him seem like a perverted juvenile delinquent with a one-track mind. There is a certain fluidity to the act that results from the consistency of the subject matter, but there’s no question that the title...
...they had the luxury of writing about computers as metaphors. Today you have to be pretty memetic and rigorous about your computers; a substantial fraction of your audience will call you on it if you have cyberspace decks that are capable of shredding your brain because no one’s thought about putting a fuse in them...
...Repeat After Me: The Flavor Point Diet Monotony is magical. A Yale nutritionist says too many flavors stimulate our appetite-control cells. Soothe your brain with flavor repetition, and you'll feel full with fewer calories. Think cranberry sauce and cranberry ice cream. BUZZWORDS: Pineapple Day; Onion...
...driven crisis: What happens when the 76 million baby boomers retire? As older workers begin to leave work in droves, economists project a labor shortage of 10 million by the end of the decade. Some industries, such as utilities, education and energy, are already struggling to stanch the institutional brain drain. So, older workers want to keep working, and employers need them--crisis solved. Right? Not quite, says Deborah Russell, director of workforce issues at the AARP. Revamping retirement systems requires shifts in attitudes and bureaucratic pension rules. "It comes down to the perception that...