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...Milan and Bologna, gives Italy its first sniff of a quietly burgeoning Europe-wide market for all-natural, mostly herb-based substances that advertise an out-of-the-ordinary physical sensation without the ugly side effects of synthetic drugs. Both scientists and customers say it is a much softer experience than Jimi's acid trips. But what really makes it smart is the fact that it's 100% legal: none of the psychoactive ingredients show up on the Interior Ministry's list of banned ingestible substances. With long brown hair parted in the middle and a long purple skirt...
...relatively low cost. Moreover, stock prices have fallen so far that the market value of some companies is less than the value of their assets. And even the European Union, which has a historically peevish attitude toward mega-mergers like General Electric and Honeywell, has more recently shown a softer side. But business has hesitated. "What was missing was the confidence of industry to believe in recovery," says Vieille. "This should open the way." If the upturn in M and A activity continues, it'll be good news for beleaguered investment banks, who have laid off tens of thousands...
...America's bitter past, Bush called slavery "one of the greatest crimes of history." For a president who promised a humble foreign policy but has been derided as a crusading interventionist, the speech set the tone for a five day, five country tour of Africa meant to show the softer side of Bush's foreign face. But repeating the Clinton approach also suggested that there is a consensus on dealing with Africa: by humbling themselves U.S. presidents hope to create a sympathetic audience for their sermons on achieving democracy, liberty and prosperity...
...effects of the economic downturn have landed a softer blow in Cambridge...
Finally—blessedly—we’re at the ice cream. A prefrosh is scooping, and seemingly trying to pick up each girl by giving her scooping tips. A representative piece of advice is, “Go for the side, it’s softer that way.” I compliment him on his arm definition and ask where he learned these skills. Modestly, he chalks it up to life experience and “common sense.” While two excited prefrosh bust out their moves on an Annenberg table, we wander aimlessly...