Word: flair
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...Cannes. At this point in its development--it's also scheduled to ship by summer--it has no flash and little innovation. Where Aqua has rethought the way Mac users interact with applications--using something called a "dock" that behaves like the Windows task bar, only with intelligence and flair--Millennium looks almost identical to Windows 98. The main differences are under the hood. One thing I liked: bugs that plagued my home network magically disappeared after installing Millennium, thanks to its emphasis on home networking. But while Millennium is designed to be more stable than previous Windows, my home...
According to the AP, at the moment, at least seven Democrats and Republicans have said they will run in the gubernatorial race. Unless Flair files to run as a Democrat, Libertarian or Republican by the Feb. 7 deadline, he would have to get the signatures of 2 percent of all North Carolinian voters to get a slot on the ballot...
That would mean 300,000 names by the end of June. If on the other hand, Flair joins Ventura as a Reform Party member, he would only need the signatures of 2 percent of people who voted in the last gubernatorial election...
Hopefully this would pose a significant obstacle to Flair's candidacy. Even the Reform Party should be running in the other direction after Monday's announcement. Gee, could they gain any more credibility? People have been complaining about the intersection of politics and entertainment for a while now. Flair certainly isn't going to help the situation. If Flair's going to run, how long will it be before Hulk Hogan and Sable join the fun? How long before Hollywood remembers the Reagan era and hauls out the B-movie actors? (Shannon Tweed for Mayor!) On the flip side, North...
...founded in 1987 in the Danish city of Aarhus, claims to be the world's largest sperm bank, with more than 200 active donors and revenues nearing $1 million. In the high-tech world of modern reproduction, sperm is becoming a controversial business, and with his aggressive entrepreneurial flair, Schou is something of a trailblazer. Last year Cryos signed a special agreement with British authorities that will allow the firm to make bulk exports to a Scottish clinic that cannot find donors to meet its tough standards. Schou, 45, estimates that British sales could eventually bring the company more than...