Word: fixes
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Smoking is banned in many bars, but a new product will allow smokers to drink their nicotine fix. NICOWater, according to its manufacturer, is designed for "adult smokers who suffer from the symptoms of tobacco cravings." Quick Test 5, the company that makes NICOWater, initially marketed it as a dietary supplement but came under fire from antitobacco organizations. The product is now sold as a homeopathic drug. A coalition of public-health groups has petitioned the FDA to pull the product from the market. The FDA says, "No action has yet been taken...
...Photoshop Album 2.0 ($50) makes it easier to keep digital pictures in order. First it locates them all--even if they are scattered in various folders on your PC. The Calendar View setting enables you to find photos by month, year or day they were saved. And the Auto Fix feature enables you to adjust the color and brightness of an entire group of pictures with a single click. --By Anita Hamilton
...popular pledges: he?ll repeal the recent increase of the car tax, he won?t raise taxes and he won?t cut education spending. The car tax repeal alone will widen the budget gap by $4 billion. But Arnold shrewdly avoided revealing any other details of his plan to fix the budget, arguing he first needs to audit the entire government. While that wasn?t fair to voters - and in exit polls two-thirds griped that he hadn?t given them enough information - they voted for him anyway, and now he can go to the legislature with some flexibility...
MUSIC | Quick Fix, Elkland...
...Quick Fix, a Boston-based glam-rock trio, performs songs from their sophomore effort Animal Love. Elkland, a foursome from the foothills of New York, gained recent popularity with the release of their EP Her this past summer. Look for songs from their upcoming CD to be released this month. 9 p.m. $9. The Middle East Upstairs, 472 Mass...