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...most annoying things about portable gizmos are figuring out where to put them and what to do when the batteries die. The Solar Jacket from Scott eVest may help. Made of a breathable, waterproof nylon, this $425 jacket has 30 pockets for carrying everything from an MP3 player to a cell phone. Attached to the back are solar panels that store energy in a battery that fits in any pocket. Then, say, when your digital camera needs a charge, run a USB cable from the camera to the battery. Charging takes two to five hours. Sunlight--and fashion confidence...
...showerheads." Waterworks, Dornbracht, Kohler and even plain old American Standard are responding by offering higher-and-higher-end fixtures. All in all, spending on bathroom remodeling went up 33% (to $20 billion) from 2001 to 2003, says the National Kitchen and Bath Association. Sure, some of it is for waterproof TVs and music systems, but more than gadgets, says Sallick, the biggest luxury in bathrooms is an expression of personal style. Nothing is as restful as the knowledge that the room in which you are all alone is all your own work. --REPORTED BY CLAYTON NEUMAN
...Hindi, an Indian convert to radical Islam who specializes in surveillance. From an unknown hideout came Adnan el-Shukrijumah, an accomplished Arab Guyanese bombmaker and commercial pilot. And from Queens in New York City came Mohammed Junaid Babar, a Pakistani American who arrived with cash, sleeping bags, ponchos, waterproof socks and other supplies for the mountain-bound jihadis...
...Issa al-Hindi, an Indian convert to radical Islam who specializes in surveillance. From an unknown hideout came Adnan el-Shukrijumah, an Arab Guyanese bombmaker and commercial pilot. And from Queens in New York City came Mohammed Junaid Babar, a Pakistani American who arrived with cash, sleeping bags, ponchos, waterproof socks and other supplies for the mountain-bound jihadis...
...high-end models include a $450 Bose pair with 360° sound dispersion. The speakers are also waterproof, so they should be safe during splashy poolside parties...