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...Laos and Burma on the opposite banks. And while all accommodation is in the form of tents, guests need not fret about spending sweltering nights under moth-eaten canvas, for the Four Seasons version includes air conditioning, individually themed ethnic décor, rain showers, freestanding baths and hardwood floors. There will be a riverbank restaurant serving Thai, Laotian, Burmese and Western cuisine, while sundowners can be enjoyed at the plantation-style Burma Bar. Gentle diversion will come in the form of a couple of spa salas and a fleet of swanky river boats for Mekong safaris - but the real...
While he might already feel at home on the banks of the Charles River, the bigger question is whether Erik Groszyk can become acclimated to the hardwood at Lavietes Pavilion...
...What can't Robosapien V2 do? Well, besides being clumsy when picking up and putting down objects, it?s also not terrific on carpet. If you don't have a nice tile or hardwood floor for this Robosapien, you're going to see it take its share of face plants. If it falls on its back, it can get up with a command from its remote, but if it falls forward, he shouts "User error!" I think that's supposed to be ironic, because the only way up is if you pick it up by the scruff of its body...
Squeegee Clean Inventor: Blake Krikorian Availability: Now, $400 To Learn More: irobot.com Scooba, iRobot's follow-up to Roomba, the robotic vacuum, steals a few tricks from its predecessor to tackle a different chore: mopping tile, linoleum or sealed hardwood floors. With each pass, Scooba completes four tasks: it sweeps loose debris, sprays a special Clorox cleaning solution onto the floor, scrubs the surface with a brush and then uses a "squeegee-vac" to suck up the dirty water. Like Roomba, Scooba works around obstacles and has "cliff" sensors that prevent it from falling down stairs. Different sensors keep Scooba...
...notes," he says, "so the villagers see this large amount of money and let the object go for much less than it is worth." Among the most valuable are the intricately carved poles that support the roof of a village's haus tambaran. These poles, made from a special hardwood, represent the most powerful spirit in a village and can fetch as much as $100,000 at international auctions, says Eoe. Haraha says he is seeking to question Stuttgen about some spirit-house poles that were put up for sale recently in Wewak...