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...they are not painstakingly picked or combed out during thorough examinations of a child's hair. Some kids may benefit from a number of over-the-counter products, but their efficacy varies from case to case. For nit and lice removal, several school systems are experimenting with a metal-toothed comb endorsed by the nonprofit National Pediculosis Association (www. headlice.org) Advice on insecticides and home remedies, as well as on the best methods for cleaning sheets, clothing and pillowcases, is reviewed in two new books, Wiping Out Head Lice by Nicholas Bakalar (Signet; $5.99) and The Lice-Buster Book: What...
...Moby's mind, though, nothing mixes so well with the ecstasy culture as punk. As he plunged into "That's When I Reach For My Revolver," the dancers began to pogo. While an odd mix, it worked; the following Bond theme progressed from speed metal to pounding funked-up house. Not content with this excursion into rock, Moby decided that the show needed a guitar solo, and noodled for a couple of minutes. The crowd was variously amused and disgusted; some were upset that they'd been tricked into watching Def Leppard-style musical onanism. The pounding techno soon resumed...
...answer, of course, turned out to be what gave Silicon Valley its name. Gordon Moore (who ran Fairchild's research arm and later became Grove's mentor as CEO of Intel) believed you could store those charges with an integrated circuit made by sandwiching metal oxide and silicon into an electrical circuit called an MOS transistor. Unlike trickier semiconductors, silicon is both a wonderful conductor of electrical charges and a nearly bottomless sink for heat, meaning it doesn't melt down as you push electrons under its surface at nearly light speed. Because it is made from refined sand, silicon...
...apart and putting them back together with a rollicking, cockeyed brilliance. Then he dressed this curvaceous beauty in shimmering titanium that is both sexy and unmistakably elegant. (And talk about pounding swords into art galleries: four years ago, on the cheap, Gehry picked up loads of this pricey "strategic" metal when the Russians started dumping their stockpiles.) With this strange masterpiece, a Baroque pearl, modern architecture truly arrives at the status of poetry in motion...
Soon the only place you'll be able to find a pair of traditional skis will be at a yard sale. So-called shaped skis--a.k.a. parabolic, side-cut cyber--have revolutionized the sport, making the trip downhill easier and safer. Not since metal and fiber glass replaced wood have skiers gained so much from an improvement in equipment. The industry badly needs the boost. The number of skiers and ski-resort visits has been flat for a decade, while the number of skis sold has fallen 40%. Meanwhile, snowboarding has blossomed...