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...finds no fault with top military leaders at the facilities or the Pentagon. "Commanders get demoted or even fired for 'command climate' failures, but no top officer has been held accountable in these situations," says the source. "It is up to commanders in the field to make policies crystal clear, but a series of commanders allowed the lines to erode." --With reporting by Sally B. Donnelly/Washington...
DIED. HORACE HAGEDORN, 89, canny entrepreneur who turned the blue-crystal plant fertilizer Miracle-Gro, a staple of suburban backyards in postwar America, into the world's top-selling plant food; in Sands Point...
...medicines contain pseudoephedrine, a decongestant that works by shrinking blood vessels in the nose, lungs and other mucous membranes. Drug traffickers long ago discovered they could dissolve the pills in common chemicals and heat the mixture until the liquid evaporates and a powerful stimulant powder--known as meth, crank, crystal or ice--remains. As a result, 23 other states are considering similar legislation, and last week a federal bill, modeled on Oklahoma's statute, was introduced in the U.S. Senate by a group of bipartisan lawmakers from across the country, including states in which hospital admission rates for meth addiction...
...patent lawyer. Within months, he had invested in the technology, and Arryx was born, with Gruber as chief executive. Grier, who is now a professor at New York University, is the company's chief scientific adviser. Grier and company have long since replaced the plastic with a liquid-crystal device, which they build into a small, box-shaped machine that you could call a cell catcher. The technology is used today for tasks that include analyzing blood and separating sperm cells in bull semen that produce bulls from those that make cows (which might not seem important unless...
...room hotel?housed in an immaculately restored 1924 shophouse?is owned by first-time hotelier Geeson Lawadinata, and is the vision of first-time designer Michael Tan, who amazingly professes no formal design training. Not that you can tell. Extravagance is the order of the day, with Venetian crystal chandeliers, Victorian-style wall sconces, beaded lamps and gilded mirrors abounding in a space richly bathed in crimson, gold and black. Textures such as faux snakeskin, suede, silk and organza add gloriously theatrical touches, and the opulence is carried through to the restaurant, Desire...