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...between 5,000 and 10,000 patients a year might be helped by the development of total artificial hearts. But as with many medical advances, the early going will probably be grim. Doctors in Louisville will consider their experiment an astounding success if their patient manages to live an extra two months. And if he dies before then? That might answer a few questions...
...Security aside, some hotels are simply becoming more female-friendly. Typical is the Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong, which offers Luxury Amenities Designed for You. For $128 extra per stay, guests can enjoy Bulgari toiletries, silk pajamas, drawn baths and other services. Harbor-view doubles cost $237 per night until Sept. 3; call (852) 2877-6666. International airlines, too, are targeting women: Virgin Atlantic has in-flight beauty therapists, and South African Airways boasts departure lounge massages and arrival make-up facilities. And the world over, firms like Armstrong's are touting single-sex holidays?from cycling in Vietnam...
...Philadelphia, Denver, Cleveland New Orleans and Miami. Students who failed assessment tests and had lagging schoolwork will be promoted based on summer school completion as well as year-round classroom performance. New York estimates a staggering one third of its approximately 327,000 public school students will need the extra classroom time...
...little extra margin of safety, choose lenses that are "polarized." This cuts down on glare by deflecting the sunlight that bounces off such smooth surfaces as sand, water and pavement...
...When I arrived at 7:30 am on Saturday morning, a swarm of parents had already staked out the still-shuttered exhibition hall. When they finally opened the gates and I scanned the panoply of products now geared for home schoolers, I realized why they allowed the extra time. You name it, you could buy it: day-by-day lessons from kindergarten through high school, $600 state-of-the-art microscopes, fiddle lessons, membership in home schooling bowling and sewing leagues, natural oils meant to purify young minds. "Mom, look, they have owl pellets," one boy squealed over the crowd...