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Bored with the cold, silver minimalism of today's TVs? Taiwanese TV maker Hannspree offers models designed to appeal "on an emotional level." The 100 or so LCD sets, priced from $450 to $1,400, come in three lines. The Style range, an eclectic collection of TVs in such shapes as cellos, flowers and pearl oysters, are clad in wood, rubber or bright plastic...
...heart failure--the award cast doubt on Merck's strategy of fighting each case individually rather than seeking to have them rolled up in a class action. It is also likely to embolden members of the 1-800-Sue-Merck bar and may spawn more suits against Pfizer, the maker of a similar drug, Celebrex, still on the market...
...Forget costly features like internal storage or manual audio controls. For the price of an iPod, you get an excellent lens, powerful zoom and bonus goodies like picture stabilization and night vision. Edit Like A Pro The software that now comes with most computers - iMovie HD for Macs, Movie Maker 2 for PCs - is truly amazing. With iMovie, even a novice can reorder scenes, add titles and set up a sound track. Mix in photos and Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century...
...Newton, Iowa, Maytag's home since 1893, news that the troubled appliance maker would be sold has stirred up a host of emotions. "It's a fear of the unknown, and there's plenty of unknowns around here these days," says resident Jim McCleary. Maytag is weighing bids from Whirlpool and a private-equity firm, Ripplewood Holdings. Meanwhile, many of the 2,800 Maytag employees in Newton--18% of the population--are worried that they will lose their jobs. Others are sad to watch the Maytag legacy go on the block. Mary Ergenbright's father was a Maytag clerk...
...really is the business capital of the next big economy, asked the city's stranded businessmen, how come the entire infrastructure crumbled in just over a day of heavy rain? What was wrong with the drains? Where were the police, the ambulances, the army? Ramila Sreedhar, a window-blind maker from Madras, fretted about how the disaster would look to foreign investors. "They'll go back home and say, 'Forget India. They're 50 years behind...