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Lucky for these men, they have an array of devices to choose from. That wasn't the case 20 years ago, when R. Wayne Griffiths, a construction inspector whom some consider the granddaddy of foreskin restoration, jury-rigged a system out of two ball bearings, which he taped to his penis to regrow the skin in a year and a half. That was the prototype for Foreballs, which he now sells for $130 a pop. Griffiths' invention has been joined over the years by about a dozen competitors, which use tape, tension, suction, weights and straps to gently coax...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Uncircumcision Debate | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

DEFINITION vam-pahy-r i-lek-tron-iks n. Unused appliances, like cell-phone chargers and coffeemakers, that quietly suck up electricity when left plugged into sockets. Constant consumers, they spike electric bills and put more strain on the nation's power grid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Briefing: Nov. 12, 2007 | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

Undergraduate Council Student Affairs Committee Chair and CHL member Michael R. Ragalie ’09 also said masters and students have a distinctive connection as a result of both living and working together, creating a “natural alliance” between them...

Author: By Victoria B. Kabak, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College Mulls Rule Changes for House Events | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...Jackie (played by Sarah A. Sherman ’09) an extreme introvert, Thomas (Benjamin C. Cosgrove ’10), a man with the mind of a child, Madeleine (Eneniziaogochukwu “Zia” A. Okocha ’08), a hysteric, and Jon (Michael R. Wolfe ’09), a pathological liar. Although the characters’ types may seem extreme, the production team argues that the audience won’t have trouble identifying with them. “Everyone will see a part of themselves, or a part of someone they know...

Author: By Rachel A. Burns, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Art Room’ Finds Humor in Mental Hospital | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...R. Ferrara ’95-’96 left Harvard with a reputation as the third most prolific passer in the football team’s history. A little more than ten years later, the former quarterback has developed a product that could impact Crimson football again. Over the last four years, Ferrara and his Boston-based start-up company, Xenith LLC, have designed a new and safer football helmet, which is receiving accolades from physicians around the nation. “It’s thrilling to see a whole new technology,” said Robert...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ex-Crimson QB Invents New Helmet | 11/1/2007 | See Source »

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