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...world. At the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, he gathered representatives of 47 nations (including 38 heads of state) for the largest diplomatic event convened by a U.S. President since 1945. Obama's goal--a nuclear-weapon-free world--still sounds quixotic, but real incremental progress is being made. In March he cut a deal with Russia to reduce Cold War stockpiles. At the summit, he secured commitments from Ukraine, Chile and others to safeguard nuclear materials. And in May he hopes to finalize new sanctions to punish Iran for its nuclear ambitions. These are accomplishments of a statesman...
Like most of those after uranium (element 92), "ununseptium" is artificially made. This latest find supports the idea that as-yet-undiscovered stable elements exist, but no one knows for sure if there is an end point to the table or if additional artificially engineered elements will expand it even further. The question of how much bigger the 141-year-old chart can get is anything but elementary...
...COBURN, Republican Senator from Oklahoma, during a hearing with former executives of Washington Mutual. The Senate panel found that the company--the largest bank in U.S. history to fail--made loans it knew would be difficult to repay...
...more nuanced since 1955, when Dodge tried to reach women with its screamingly girly La Femme model. (Think pink exterior and a matching purse.) Nowadays, gender-neutral looks are being paired with woman-friendly modifications so subtle that men may not even notice them, like the tweaks Chevrolet has made to its 2010 Equinox, a midsize SUV that has become one of its top-selling models. These include carved-out door panels, to help keep diamond rings from getting whacked when window switches are used, and a center console spacious enough to stow a handbag. (See the 50 worst cars...
...what's the best solution? Custom-made IEMs. Get a licensed audiologist to take molds of your ears and send them to JH Audio. "The audio signature is tuned to the individual's ear-canal size and shape, allowing us to tune the audio for time, phase and accuracy," says founder Jerry Harvey, whose clients include Bon Jovi and Lady Gaga. (See the top 10 albums...