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Born in Pakistan and based in London, artist Julia Condon has caused quite a stir with her one-of-a-kind mobiles. Made of cable, stainless steel, crystals, jade, Venetian glass, African beads and Peruvian opals, these rustproof pieces conjure up images of faraway galaxies. On earth, Condon scours flea markets from New York City to Paris, finding her materials from unlikely sources, once even taking apart a chandelier. She hopes her mobiles, with prices that start at $4,000, create a mesmerizing feeling for viewers. "I wanted to create something that's moving, that takes you away," she says...
...said. The judges seemed to agree with this decision. Antoniu smiled for the first time and called the meat “just right” and Rosen called it the “best beef so far.” Host team HRCSA prepared pearl balls and beef stir-fry, earning praise from Bryant for the dish’s presentation. According to Eva M. Luo ’08, co-president of HRCSA, the event was a huge success. “The turnout this year was much greater than last year, probably because of the increased diversity...
...rates soon.) The big question is whether the dollar will continue its decline over the next several months, or whether the recent fall is a temporary blip. A sustained, larger drop would make U.S. exports more competitive and help reduce America's yawning trade deficit - but it would also stir up inflation, as well as crimp the profits of European firms and hurt economic growth there. It also risks bringing heightened volatility to world financial markets. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, for one, thinks that's a bad idea. "A strong dollar is clearly in our nation's best interest...
...helps that he makes biotechnology fun. Next promises to stir the debate over treating humans like animals and making animals more human and over what it means that corporations are gaining control over our cells. Embedded in real ads for the book are fake ads for NEXTgencode, the "industry leader in personal genetic life enhancement." A faux-corporate website www.nextgencode.com, complete with a picture of a sinister company headquarters, lets you browse the product line and see the "specials" on a gene for glossier hair or sharper vision or "BLSHt, for better verbal facility." You can meet the "staff," including...
...aides that he loved what he was seeing and regretted he would never be able to come to a place like this as a normal tourist. Instead he pursued a fairly restricted itinerary, visiting the U.S. military's Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and skipping the Turtle Temple and the stir-fried camel. Asked at a briefing why the President wasn't out more among the people, National Security Adviser Steve Hadley said the motorcade routes through the heart of the city meant that the President was "in the midst of the Vietnamese people all the time" and added that Bush...