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Gumbleton’s speech also marked International Human Rights Day, and he used that day’s significance to point out how the world has strayed from a commitment to the protection of basic rights...
...osteoarthritis story. Now they know that cartilage is important, but so is everything that surrounds it--muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments. The damage caused by wearing ill-fitting shoes or suffering a football injury can certainly give rise to arthritic joints. But the worst problems often stem from basic differences in the body's biochemical makeup. For example, some people's cartilage seems to resist damage better than others. (Scientists are tracking several genetic variations.) In addition, researchers have discovered an array of biochemical messages that are traded between bones, muscles and other parts of the body and play...
...shoes. Popular downmarket retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) and other mainstream mall outlets have also appropriated the ribbon theme for everything from belts to tank tops. Whether tying them in bows or leaving them to dangle like streamers, designers use these broad bands in every color--including, of course, basic black. "Details like ribbons make women feel playful and young," says Amy Tan, a fashion stylist and clothing designer whose line, Amy Tangerine, which can be found at boutiques such as Fred Segal in Los Angeles, features T shirts woven with satin ribbons. "Looking and feeling feminine--being girly...
...year-old Ahmed Azzuz. In jeans, navy blue sweater and socks, he looks like a graduate student taking a study break. He says he dreams of a pan-European coalition of Arab Muslims with the power to force European governments to reckon with Islamic communities. "We have three basic demands," he says. "Bilingual education for Arab-speaking kids, hiring quotas that protect Muslims, and the right to keep our cultural customs. For example, there should be laws that prevent discrimination against women who wear the veil." Abou Jahjah founded the Arab European League two years ago; it now claims close...
...reawakens the dazzle of colors. It's timely, too; in this digital age, colors are in danger of disengaging from their symbolism. Toward the end of her journeys, Finlay visits the "Color King," Lawrence Herbert, whose New Jersey company, Pantone, has catalogued more than 15,000 shades of basic colors. But, as it turns out, Herbert is replacing his exquisite descriptions?"wood violet" and "sulphur spring" are two?with drab numbers. "Computers don't need names," he huffs. "People talk about 'barn red,' but they never saw a Scandinavian barn in their life...