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...keeping the most talented Singaporeans here and attracting foreign talent." Indeed, newly installed acting Second Finance Minister Raymond Lim told TIME that attracting "creative and talented people" from overseas is a central pillar of the government's policy. To do that, he acknowledges, there must be a "new social compact" with both native Singaporeans and "new" citizens based on "a society open to change." Tay phrases it more bluntly: "Economic performance is necessary but no longer sufficient for Singapore to succeed. People want more?a gracious society, good services, more consultation of their views...
...However they achieve their swift pace, Suetsugu and Liu are blazing a new path for Asian speedsters. For decades?even centuries?Asians have been convinced that their genes prevented them from winning high-piston track events like the sprints or hurdles. Conventional wisdom held that the limber, compact Asian body was better designed for sports that required dexterity and precision. Hence China's dominance in gymnastics and diving, Japan's killer hold in judo or South Korea's command over archery and Taekwondo. Asians sometimes performed respectably in middle- and long-distance track competitions, but there was a tendency...
...generation or two, old-fashioned powder compacts have seemed somewhat, well, old-fashioned. But now that ladylike style rules the runways, pressed powder is back in vogue, with hipsters searching flea markets for vintage compacts and cosmetic companies giving makeovers to classic powder products. La Prairie has added cellular antiaging treatments, Kanebo includes silk, and retro Paul & Joe Face Powder contains radiance-boosting pearls. "Pressed powder is a great eraser for any mistake," says makeup artist Trish McEvoy of her Even Skin compact. Stila offers choice with its powder duo--one side is matte, the other shimmery--while Lola...
...hidden from prying eyes off Sukhumvit Soi 22, but Bangkok's Washington Square is a compact slice of Americana lost in space and time. If you're in the Thai capital and happen to need a fix of bourbon and Johnny Cash tunes?or a quiet spot to chow down fried chicken amid Jim Beam and Burma Shave signage?then you've found your mecca...
...other roommate will be at Auburn University, doing advanced plasma research on a contraption called a Compact Toroidal Hybrid Reactor—also beyond my understanding...