Word: zap
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...resources? We've seen shifting and also growth, especially green technology growth. I was in China recently. I talked to Youngman manufacturing, one of the largest manufacturers in China. They're going to build a plant here. They're going to build cars here that are all electric. ZAP cars. It's unbelievable. It's all electric. You come home at night and plug it in.... This state is booming when it comes to research and development of green technology...
...Gogh's cocktails? Skeptics pooh-pooh the so-called absinthe effect as hype perpetuated by artists and people trying to sell newspapers. Yet research shows that thujone has a significant effect on the brain, in part by blocking the neurotransmitter that controls nerve impulses. "It makes the brain zap around really fast," says Jad Adams, who wrote in Hideous Absinthe about the liquor's renown for causing lucid inebriations. "Like when you have a really strong cup of coffee...
Look at that unflattering brown spot on your cheek. It doesn't need to be there if you don't want it to be. All it takes is a little money, and a dermatologist's laser can zap it away in a flash. Last year, in fact, dermatologists performed about 60 million noninvasive antiaging treatments in the U.S. alone. But soon, thanks to a group of medical-device makers, you'll be able to remove age spots, zits, even wrinkles, without a dermatologist, without leaving your house. And if all goes according to plan, you won't even have...
...understand bullets or batons," says Scott Greenwood of the Cincinnati chapter of the ACLU. Tasers are the only stun gun that can be fired from a distance, and they deliver a high-voltage electric shock that momentarily paralyzes victims but doesn't kill them. According to Greenwood, the zap from a Taser is no more harmful than a shot of pepper spray to the face. "[Getting tased] is both an incredibly painful experience and a very temporary one," says Greenwood, who supports the use of the device by law enforcement. "As soon as it's off, you feel nothing...
...high-quality, mid-priced segment of the market.Wagamama, on JFK St., opened in August. It is one of the first American incarnations of the London-based chain of noodle shops.The restaurant is high-concept and a bit gimmicky. At Bartley’s, they certainly don’t zap orders to the fry cooks via PDA. But Wagamama bustles with students, and its long tables encourage conversation.Paul O’Farrell, chief operating officer of Wagamama USA, says that in the process of bringing a restaurant to Harvard Square, his company addressed residents’ fears about the proliferation...