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...could a person do with a remote robotic or virtual limb? The possibilities range from the mundane to the otherworldly. In the virtual realm, these appendages would dispense with the bulky technology of conventional haptics and allow Web shoppers to squeeze a peach online to see if it's ripe. Video conferences and chats might start with actual handshakes. And of course, there's sex. Consenting adults could use the technology to engage in far more intimate embraces and manipulations. In the realm of robotics, devices could be sent to dangerous or inhospitable climes, like deep-sea thermal vents...
...based on a gay novel published pseudonymously on the Internet. Kwan, a specialist in soft-focus romantic doom (Rouge, Red Rose, White Rose), filmed in secret and without official clearance. The story, about city-man Handong (Hu Jun) and country-boy Lan Yu (Lu Yue), could be a ripe pile of clichE if not handled deftly, but the clarity of Kwan's view gives the affair a somber tang. "You probably don't know it, but I love you," Handong says toward the end, and Lan Yu replies, "You probably don't know it, but I love...
...rush inspired many a Hollywood film, but it has given little inspiration to investors. Flourishing stocks and low inflation have tarnished precious-metal fund performances. Is this a comeback year? The average fund is up a shiny 14.6% YTD. But there's no consensus. The current volatile market seems ripe for a gold rush, but some analysts warn that the luster will fade when the market regains altitude later this year...
Whether they turn it into a sex-farce sitcom for seniors or a Hallmark Hall of Fame special, the romance between SUZANNE PLESHETTE and TOM POSTON seems ripe for the CBS development department. Pleshette, 64, who played BOB NEWHART's wife on The Bob Newhart Show, and Poston, 79, who played Newhart's handyman on Newhart, are getting married 30 years after they first met. Newhart couldn't be happier. "Not too long ago, Suzy lost her husband, and Tom lost his wife," says Newhart. "I would see Tom on a fairly regular basis, and he was just a fish...
...moment was ripe in part because med schools were becoming feminized. In 1970 only 9% of medical students were female; today the figure is 45%. Traditionally, young white males were not only the usual student at med schools but also the normative patient. The increasing numbers of female students began demanding more attention for women's health...