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...leadership may struggle to wrest control of the streets from warlords. The danger of a slide into anarchy may bring greater pressure on both the government and the opposition to negotiate a compromise. But even as Haiti's Caribbean neighbors press both sides on a new political formula, they may be looking for help from the only power in the region credibly capable of projecting authority...
What with his romance with J. Lo and his status as a Hollywood hunk, actor Ben Affleck is seldom out of the public eye. And that's good news for L'Oreal, which employs Affleck--along with Formula One auto-racing superstar Michael Schumacher--as one of its advertising faces...
...beauty market remains elusive for L'Oreal and others. Companies have produced myriad concoctions, such as Active Skincare Daily Energizing Face Wash for Men, from Adidas; Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male bronzing powder, from a product range that also includes eyeliner (guyliner?); and Multi-Purpose Facial Formula for Men from Kiehl's, a L'Oreal brand. But the size of guys' sales potential may be exaggerated. In Britain, one of Europe's largest markets, sales of men's grooming products stood at $1.5 billion in 2002, according to Mintel International--a figure tipped to rise just...
...with the headline: this band will change your life. Their second single, a riff-driven disco stomp called Take Me Out, entered the British charts at No. 3, boding well for the release of their first eponymous album on Feb. 9. Why all the hype? Their winning formula is exciting but familiar: a tightly arranged take on late-'70s influences, from Talking Heads to Joy Division with a lyrical sensibility closer to Jarvis Cocker, neatly boiled down to beat-driven guitar tunes you can dance to. And if they also sound a little like the Strokes, well...
...wavefront-guided Lasik and depends on technology developed by astronomers to correct problems in high-powered telescopes. Wavefront Lasik uses 200 little lenses to map the cornea, taking into account all its bumps and abnormalities to produce a highly accurate, individualized prescription. Conventional Lasik, by contrast, applies one standard formula to each eye. If the old Lasik is off the rack, wavefront is a custom-fit procedure. Studies show that the new method reduces the occurrence of common postsurgical side effects, such as halos, glare and bad night vision. But the risks of eye surgery still apply. Cost...