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...skin disorders. With a sharp eye for the contemporary obsession with Eastern traditional medicine, the weavers have dubbed their cloth ayurvastra - referring to the ayurvedic principles on which production is based. After cleaning, the raw yarn is coated with a natural gum, and it's then soaked in medicinal dyes prepared with pomegranate, turmeric and indigo, among other plants. "The idea is that immunity levels are raised when using these medicinal textiles and the body reaches a certain mental and physical equilibrium," explains Rajan, a weaver sporting one of the society's simple handwoven tunics. Before you rush...
...Amarantine"EnyaThe video for her new single “Amarantine” raises an immediate and perplexing question: Is Enya supposed to be goth now? Maybe it’s just her jet-black dye job, ghostly pale complexion, and blood-red sateen dress throwing me off, but I swear I saw her queued for the midnight screening of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” last Friday. Or maybe that was her stocking up on pancake face powder at Hot Topic.Unfortunately, all of this posturing hasn’t improved her music. She?...
...explosion upstream had occurred at the Jilin Petrochemical Company, which is owned by the state-run China National Petroleum Corporation. It has not been revealed what contaminants might have entered the Songhua River. According to Chinese media reports, the plant produced aniline, which is used to make dye, fungicide and shoe polish. The Illinois-based National Safety Council considers it an "extremely hazardous substance." In small doses it causes lethargy, while larger doses can cause coma...
...campaign called "Be a Lovely Shanghainese" that instructs citizens to give up bus seats to the elderly, urinate directly into the toilet and refrain from stealing plants from parks. The campaign has recruited 800,000 volunteers to help direct Shanghai's chaotic traffic and asks civil servants not to dye their hair exotic shades like red, green or blue...
...roster around pitching, speed and defense, rather than power hitting. He had to, given cheapskate owner Jerry Reinsdorf's player payroll of $75 million this year, 13th among the 30 teams in the league. Out went sluggers Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Lee. In came speedy outfielders Jermaine Dye and Scott Podsednik, a career minor leaguer, as well as catcher A.J. Pierzynski, whose abrasive personality produces sparks on the field. Pitchers Freddy Garcia and Jose Contreras were acquired last year, and with starters Mark Buehrle and Jon Garland have formed a postseason fantastic four. They'll have to be way above...