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James Dyson--inventor, self-promoter and Britain's most famous vacuum salesman--constantly seeks minor irritations. If the batteries in your hand vacuum go dead just when you need it, you plug it in to recharge and grab a broom, right? Not Dyson. If pet hair clogs the vac and ruins its suction, you open it and clear it out. Dyson embarks on a research project. To him, these issues aren't minor, and they're not irritations. They're business opportunities...
...mandate, based on the hunches and grand visions of government officials, to be inherently dangerous. After all, even if Iraq had had weapons of mass destruction, we still would not have been prepared to replace the Baā€™ath Party, prevent Iran from being emboldened by the power vacuum in Iraq, or retain enough troops to threaten North Korea. There were better options available, yet Republicans committed the country to this experiment with enthusiasm...
...Chance John Cage).ā€¯ Each night Nauman aimed his digital infrared camera at one spot and recorded what took place for over 40 hours. The result is a projected image of a desk chair and desk in a green glow. Shadows loom large, silence sounds like a vacuum, and the smallest cracking noise sounds like an explosion. The green glow of the power strip starts pulsating and finally the waiting becomes too much and the discouraged viewer leaves. The work is frustrating and mesmeric.By far the best installation is Canadian duo Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller?...
...sense of where or how it should not be practiced, rather than in the positive sense of what it tells us about our obligations toward one another; when we shy away from religious venues and religious broadcasts because we assume that we will be unwelcome - others will fill the vacuum. And those who do are likely to be those with the most insular views of faith, or who cynically use religion to justify partisan ends...
...blonde (human) bombshell in bobby socks and a yellow housedress. Having taken up residency on her retriever, the flea colony is forced to endure several trials for the sake of the head fleaā€™s love. Theyā€™re rejected by the dog and assaulted by a vacuum cleaner before losing one of their number to a strip of fly tape...