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...tired in the third period, seemed like we were worn down,” Saints coach Paul Flanagan said. “The back-to-back penalty kills there tired us out, and then we went right back to penalty killers on the powerplay, and I think that tired out [Gina] Kingsbury and [Rebecca] Russell because they were killing and then right back up on the powerplay...
This ploy, however, is emblematic of a vaguer philosophical pronouncement that extends well beyond the intimate family gathering: “hate the sin, love the sinner.” There’s Cupid again; in practice, though, the well-worn axiom’s “love” often ends up as no more than lip service. There is perhaps nothing more disingenuous than claiming that you love someone for whom you actually harbor visceral contempt, but apparently saying the word is enough to some. In this case, “love” becomes...
They may have worn Fendi and Versace to their sophomore prom, but in the tween and teen fashion lines they sell through about 2,900 Wal-Mart stores nationwide (and 5,300 stores globally), the hard-driving Olsen twins take it down a couple of notches. "It's not a high-end thing," explains Robert Thorne, CEO of Dualstar Entertainment Group, parent company of all Mary-Kate and Ashley items. "We want to be available to everyone, not just the beautiful people...
...that moment in fashion, French couturiers ruled the roost. Black was not a color worn during the day, and clothes were intended to be objects of ornamentation. In fact, Kawakubo's concept that clothes should express something other than sexuality was unthinkable. Instead of taking traditional fashion cues, Kawakubo, who had come to design from textile advertising, looked to masculine dress, street culture and her Japanese heritage for inspiration. While other designers were cutting and draping their silhouettes, Kawakubo was slashing and shredding and twisting and sculpting hers. In everything she created, she challenged the notion that fashion was meant...
...often the case, the technology is getting a jump start through the military. At M.I.T., Pentland, for one, has been building devices for the Army as part of the Warfighter Physiological Status Monitoring program, including, according to Pentland, gear to be worn by every soldier that would report back to officers "who's on the ragged edge, who's not." Sensors track hydration, heart function, sleep status, psychological status, tremors and blood flow because the Army, like a family, wants to account for the health of its members and prevent bad situations by catching problems early...