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...chemical compound known among Palestinian militants as umm shaitan, or the mother of Satan. Many would-be bombmakers have suffered severe burns while trying to mix the explosive in makeshift laboratories. For terrorist groups, however, the risks of TATP are outweighed by the advantages. The white, sugarlike powder is lightweight and nearly odorless (the better to evade bomb-sniffing dogs) and contains no nitrogen (foiling scanners that detect nitrogenous bombs). Its basic ingredients - acetone, hydrogen peroxide and acid - are readily available in beauty supplies and home-improvement products. Al-Qaeda operatives have been using the stuff for years...
Fryhofer’s twin brother George, a walk-on to the Varsity lightweight crew team that discovered Harvard on one of his sister’s early recruiting visits, notes her athletic prowess...
...Terry Eclat de Rose This lightweight, hydrating tinted moisturizer evens out skin tone and minimizes pores and fine lines (without making you look made...
...about. As with all his movies, Tarantino sets out to entertain his viewers, to pay homage to his favorite films, and to have fun. He does not make deep movies, and has no interest in delivering any kind of message. “Inglourious Basterds” may be lightweight, but that is only appropriate for yet another feather in Tarantino’s illustrious cap. —Staff writer Chris R. Kingston can be reached at kingston@fas.harvard.edu...
...Taiwan's manufacturers, at the risk of alienating their heavyweight customers, are breaking out of the box by slapping their logos on innovative new products. Asustek was mainly a little-known maker of computer circuit boards and graphics cards until 2007, when it unveiled the Eee PC, a lightweight miniature laptop costing less than $300. These wi-fi-equipped netbooks were enthusiastically accepted by an increasingly bargain-conscious public. Sales are soaring this year even as overall PC sales decline during the recession; research firm DisplaySearch predicts 1 in 4 laptops sold this year will be a netbook. This resounding...