Word: necks
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...mission goes beyond the art of fashion. It’s about cultural heritage. “The emphasis is not so much on how sexy the clothes are, but more on beauty and African art,” Ndour says. With a colorful Ethiopian scarf wrapped around her neck, Ndour spoke of the way that people in her native Senegal dress. “People mix colors very well,” she says. “Just the colors make a huge difference and could change Harvard’s mood...
...merely reminding ourselves of the pedophile's essential humanity and showing him safely to the doctor's door. No rational person would deny a potential offender treatment, but no rational parent with a child to protect would not also want to tie a bell around the pedophile's neck before a potential offense can become a real one. It's in that clash of strategies that the tension lies, but it's a tension we'd best resolve soon. The tragedy in Pennsylvania is a terrible reminder of the price of waiting...
Larcey is one of seven teachers at Bassett who are, in effect, wired for sound. Nearly every word to her students is amplified through speakers wirelessly linked to a small blue transmitter dangling from her neck. Because she began using the technology three years ago, Larcey barely notices the device, except for the rare instances when she forgets to switch it on. "It's obvious. The kids just don't pay attention in the same way," she says. Bassett has joined the growing ranks of schools embracing a deceptively simple technology at a time when federal No Child Left Behind...
...supplement companies to a persistent complaint: the stuff doesn't work as claimed. Because independent marketers are not scrutinized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the business has long been criticized for pushing unwarranted claims through its network of sellers. "While you have the FDA breathing down your neck about what your company can legally say, distributors like Bob and Mary can tell their friends whatever they want," says Dan Hurley, author of the forthcoming expos Natural Causes. He writes that aside from fish oil, vitamin D and a handful of other vitamins and minerals, "the vast majority...
...construed as a cheater trying to cash in on a loophole, while Perelman came off as a brilliant, ascetic saint who coasted above the fray. The 10,000-word piece was accompanied by a full-page caricature which depicted an angry Yau snatching the Fields Medal from the neck of a serene, bearded Perelman. Now Yau is fighting back, fervently denying the accusations and demanding an apology from the magazine. In the letter his lawyer sent to the New Yorker, the reporters are accused of fabricating quotes and deliberately molding facts into a narrative they knew to be inaccurate. Furthermore...