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When Akua Wood fell for a Brit and moved to England with him 11 years ago, the cold, damp winters and raw winds came as a shock - especially to her skin. A Ghanaian native who had spent a year studying in Italy, she was used to kinder climes ... and better moisturizers. So she made a virtue out of necessity and started concocting her own, using an ingredient native to her country of birth: shea butter. Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits...
...men’s hockey team allowed the Eagles to storm back late in the game last night at Kelley Rink. Allowing third-period goals appears to have become habit for the Crimson (4-2-0, 3-2-0 ECAC). Just last weekend, Cornell scored two late goals to shock Harvard with a come-from-behind victory. And the following night, Colgate trimmed the Crimson’s 6-1 cushion to a two-goal margin with three goals in a 2:50-minute span in the third period. BC (4-3-1, 3-1-1 Hockey East) scored...
When union firebrand Amir Peretz snatched the leadership of Israel's Labor Party last week, he sent a shock through the country's political system. Labor, the traditional bastion of the Israeli élite, has been in sharp decline since its last Prime Minister, Ehud Barak, was defeated by Ariel Sharon in 2001. Now Peretz, a Moroccan-born resident of one of Israel's poorest towns, promises to revitalize Labor by shaking things up even more...
...Touch Inventor: Takao Someya Availability: Prototype only To Learn More: www.ntech.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp The key to making artificially intelligent robots lies in giving them plenty of ways to gather information about their environment. Takao Someya, a researcher at the University of Tokyo, has created an electronic film-made up of bendable, shock-resistant transistors embedded in plastic-that can detect pressure and temperature. The sheet, known as a "large-area sensor array," is flexible enough to cover small objects and could give robots a sense of touch. Another potential use: smart carpet or furniture upholstery that can automatically adjust its temperature. Next...
...Illinois had a nice moment on Meet the Press about a month ago. He said Democrats would run on their "ideas" in the 2006 congressional elections. "But what are the Democratic ideas?" moderator Tim Russert asked skeptically. Emanuel proceeded to rattle off five big ones, which seemed to shock Congressman Tom Reynolds of New York, his Republican debate opponent. "Those are the first solutions that have come out of (any Democrat's) mouth," Reynolds said...