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...Kadima does not currently have an identity outside of Ariel Sharon himself; it is more of an expression of his leadership and larger-than-life persona than a functioning political party with a clear ideological platform. Sharon’s exit from the political stage leaves a leadership vacuum that will not be easy to fill. “There is no single American figure to compare [Sharon] with,” wrote James Bennett in a 2004 New York Times Magazine profile. “He is Andrew Jackson, George Patton, Robert Moses.” Acting Prime Minister...
...crime and political killings that plague Haiti. The proliferation of guns continues to increase along with drug trafficking across the porous border of the Dominican Republic and miles of unmanned coastline, making the country particularly difficult to stabilize. Some gang leaders work for themselves and profit from the judicial vacuum, while others have ties to various power sources, including politicians and businessmen. According to international observers and political party activists, controlling the streets is a way to control the upcoming vote, so gang warfare will continue to escalate as voting day grows near...
...they receive. The latest feature for Fametracker is “Celebrity vs. Thing,” which pits the names we know and love against important objects, banishing one for all eternity. Would you rather have Elijah Wood or Commemorative Wristbands? Orlando Bloom or Roomba: The Robotic Floor Vacuum? Johnny Depp or Chocolate? (The decision falls for wristbands and Roombas, but Depp beats even chocolate—as the site reasons, “Without chocolate we, the hungry and sugar-toothed, would still have donuts, ice cream, and the rest of the candy aisle. Without Johnny Depp, moviegoers...
...Although iRobot's Roomba, the robotic vacuum cleaner, was a hip innovation, it had its share of problems. It was better at capturing the imaginations of robot lovers than it was at capturing the grit and grime that collect in carpet. It occasionally choked on wires, tassels and other stringy things that might be lying in its path, and could easily be shown up by the vacuum cleaner you already own. Since most people don't own floor buffers or other electric mopping equipment, the Scooba isn't following a hard act. The alternative to robot floor washing is pulling...
...That's because the main force of the floor washer is a rapidly rotating brush that buffs the floor with the cleaning agent then sucks up the dirty water into a separate tank. On the front, there's a small vacuum mechanism meant to pull grit and small particles out of the way before the scrubbing. Another advantage the Scooba has over the Roomba is that it's easier to empty out when the cleaning is over. You dump the dirty water into the sink or toilet, shake the vacuum filter out over the trash can and eject the brush...