Word: magnetized
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...Vista is secure, or at least it's securer. If that's a word. Being a near-monopoly makes Windows a magnet for phishers, viruses, adware and other malware writers. So Microsoft has worked on that, mostly under the hood. I think what most impressed me were the built-in parental controls: you can decide when your kids will use Vista, what websites they can go to, what applications they can run, whom they can IM with, and so on. And if they try to break the controls, Vista will rat them...
Hong Kong may still be polluted, cramped and expensive, but somehow or other it continues to reinvent itself. Almost 10 years after the Brits returned Hong Kong to China, the city remains a top regional base for scores of international companies as well as a magnet for overseas capital. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Hong Kong totaled $33.5 billion in 2005 (the most recent figures available). In Asia, only mainland China has attracted more FDI in recent years. Close ties to the booming mainland continue to drive the economy, which grew...
Bargain hunters headed for Bangkok's cheap-clothing markets and custom tailors can now add designer maternity wear to their shopping lists. The city's one-year-old Amayi boutique has become a magnet for mums-to-be, thanks to the fashion sense of founder Nida White. Disappointed with the clothing choices she faced during her pregnancy, the onetime political-science student decided to establish her own clothing line, trading on a combination of trendy design and the kind of luxe fabrics not usually associated with maternity garments (goodbye spandex!). "Everybody wants to look good all the time," says White...
...public-education system may lag that of competitors like Singapore, but somehow or other, it continues to reinvent itself. Almost 10 years after Hong Kong was returned to China by the Brits, the city remains a top regional base for scores of international companies as well as a magnet for overseas capital. Foreign direct investment in Hong Kong totaled $33.5 billion in 2005 (the most recent figures available); in Asia, only mainland China has attracted more FDI in recent years. Close ties to the booming mainland continue to drive Hong Kong's economy, which grew...
Bargain hunters headed for Bangkok's cheap-clothing markets and custom tailors can now add designer maternity wear to their shopping lists. The city's one-year-old Amayi boutique has become a magnet for mums-to-be, thanks to the fashion sense of founder Nida White. Disappointed with the clothing choices she faced during her pregnancy, the onetime political-science student decided to establish her own clothing line, trading on a combination of trendy design and the kind of luxe fabrics not usually associated with maternity garments (goodbye spandex!). "Everybody wants to look good all the time," says White...