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...action. "There's definitely a feeding frenzy going on," says Haresco. "Venture capitalists are tripping over themselves looking for consumer products in this area." Last month, for example, Therative, the San Francisco-based maker of ThermaClear, a battery-powered, handheld antiacne device ($150, with a $20 replaceable tip), announced it had secured $14 million in venture-capital funding. "It's amazing what people are willing to spend to do the whole vanity thing," says Mark Foley, managing director of RWI Ventures, one of Therative's investors. Another enticing reason to sink money into these ventures, according to Foley: potential suitors...
...Clinton trudged through a week of momentum-sapping process stories - her supposed failure to leave a tip, the presence of a planted question in a town hall - Obama appeared to gain energy. His speech at the dinner was the performance of a politician, not a rock star. But he has found his voice...
...minute before tip-off: Coming at you live from Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, Calif., where Harvard is about to kick off the Tommy Amaker Era by squaring off with No. 23 Stanford...
...never met, but as we talked on the phone I knew she was Googling me. The way she drew out her conjunctions, just a little, that was the tip off - stalling for time as new pages loaded. It was barely audible, but the soft click-click of the keyboard in the background confirmed it. Oh, well, it's the information age. Normally, she'd have to go through my staff first, but I gave her an appointment...
...related organizations expect 2008 to be "much busier" for pro-pot activism and referendums. And even though federal law is the final word, St. Pierre says that when campuses, municipalities, counties and states vote, politicians listen. "It speaks to the mores and values of those administering justice. As Tip O'Neill said, 'All politics are local...