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...home and abroad. In his 2003 State of the Union speech Bush publicly pledged his unequivocal commitment to the U.S.’ core values: freedom, democracy, and human rights. Speaking specifically to Iraqi torture atrocities—electric shock, burning with hot irons, dripping acid on the skin, mutilation with electric drills, cutting out tongues, and rape—he declared, “If this is not evil, then evil has no meaning.” Yet, two years later, this commitment is being egregiously compromised...
After calmly recording each observation on a blackboard, Franklin turned to her audience. "Being an urban teacher is a lot like being a cardiologist or a dermatologist," she explained. "You may be a doctor, but that doesn't mean you know the heart, or the skin as an organ. It's the same thing with the urban teacher. You have a set of skills that make you a good teacher. But here you need a new set of skills...
Here's the latest wrinkle in skin care: Elizabeth Arden, the cosmetics giant, and Allergan, the $2.2 billion maker of Botox, have teamed to bring you the first-ever cosmetic version of a pharmaceutical product. Until now, Prevage, Allergan's topical antiaging treatment, has been available for purchase only at a dermatologist's office or medical spa. By December, a creamier and less concentrated version of the wrinkle cream will be on sale at select U.S. department stores ($150 for 1.7 oz.). Overseas customers will be able to find it beginning in March. This cosmeceutical alliance is a harbinger...
...vigorous opportunity. Says Allergan vice president Bob Rhatigan: "Our product [will get] more brand exposure." For the $920 million Elizabeth Arden, which two weeks ago cut its 2006 fiscal earnings forecast because of depressed consumer spending in Europe, Prevage could help it break through the cluttered $7 billion antiaging skin-care market--and give its sagging profits a lift...
...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. Since 2002 she has sold the moisturizer and other homemade bath products under her Cioccolatina brand (www.cioccolatina.co.uk). Adherents are gluttons for her Tiramisu body butter...