Word: belle
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Chris Zogby (A) d. Chris Bell...
...field of optical computing faded into relative obscurity, but it was revived in 1986 by a breakthrough at AT&T Bell Labs. Research scientist David Miller developed the world's tiniest optical switch, a thin chip that in its latest version measures no more than 10 micrometers (0.00004 in.) on a side. Made of advanced synthetic materials, the device can turn on and off a billion times a second without overheating...
...each round, three participants entered a circular "rink," five feet in diameter, bordered by plexiglass with a puck in the middle. The goal for each robot was to be the last to touch the puck when the bell went off after 60 seconds...
...ethnic associations and sundry political associations. These activities can mean positions of prestige, ties of friendship, but they also mean commitment. Time and commitment. Behind every race, performance and magazine lies a large volume of meetings, rehearsals, practices, and planning sessions. Except for one loosely organized group--the Lowell Bell Tower Ringers. For them, every rehearsal is a performance, every performance a new composition. The only requirement for joining the group is a willingness to climb the eight flights of stairs and improvise on the ancient Russian bells. Any student is welcome to come watch and play, every Sunday morning...
Alone in the theater, Father Adelfio (Leopoldo Trieste), the little Sicilian town's ex officio movie censor, rings a bell whenever anything on the screen strikes him as salacious. Up in the booth, Alfredo, the projectionist (Philippe Noiret, who is becoming Spencer Tracy to our age), slaps a piece of paper into the reel marking the spot the priest has X-rated. The walls of Alfredo's aerie are festooned with ribbons of film he has cut from movies before showing them to the public, for the good father sees in even the most chaste movie kiss an occasion...