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...even, as they come only in white. But each is sewn with a layer of tiny capsules, called thermacules, that absorb, store and release heat as needed to regulate temperature. A version of this "phase change" material, originally developed for NASA for use in astronaut gloves, has appeared in ski boots, ski helmets and other cold-weather gear. INVENTOR Outlast Technologies AVAILABILITY Now, $20 to $100 TO LEARN MORE www.outlast.com
...skiing, you're probably on vacation, and if you're on vacation, you're probably tired of using your head. Why not think with your feet for a change? Head's new i.C 300 skis are made from a special material that reacts to physical stress by generating electricity. Each i.C 300 ski has a computer chip in it that monitors its electrical output, thus allowing the ski to make an educated guess about the condition of the snow you're skiing on and how hard you're turning. The chip then feeds that signal back into the ski, which...
That's because pharmaceutical companies are trying to shake their reputation for inveigling their way onto doctors' prescription pads and into patients' wallets. An industry trade group recommended in April that its members stop promoting drugs at golf outings, ski trips, luaus and anything else that goes beyond bringing cold cuts to a sales pitch. And the drugmakers were just a step ahead of regulators. On Oct. 3, the Federal Government published draft guidelines on how drug reps should interact with physicians and hinted at tougher enforcement of anti-kickback laws...
...catching any of this? You’re not the only ones who realize that there’s life after Harvard football even before there’s life after Harvard football. Black’s living it up, occupying his time with the Owl, the Ski Club, the Sierra Student Coalition, class and, yes, IM football. Harrington, now a senior, was a class marshal finalist and is the heart and soul of the Eliot House Grill. Wahlberg, also a senior, got his Ivy League championship after all, mowing down Princeton in the ninth to save the title game...
...filling the grounds. Its demographics had changed. A group of pink-cheeked New Englanders bore a “Vermonters against the war” banner; church associations filed in with their own signs. A Dart mouth College contingent of about fifteen students landed, looking fresh off a ski trip. By early afternoon, the masses seemed to now be mostly young white professionals, retired couples, conservatively-dressed Muslim families pushing babystrollers, middle-aged people in anti-war T-shirts, and college students. The radical fringe was now out-numbered...