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...Segway to officials from San Francisco International Airport, the California department of transportation, the city of Palo Alto, Stanford University and Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers. Especially gratifying to Kamen was the reaction of Andy Grove, the chairman of Intel and, unlike so many Silicon Valley boosters, a bone-deep skeptic. Perched tentatively on the machine, the 65-year-old Grove was rolling slowly along when Doerr ambled over and pushed him in the chest. When the Segway kept him from losing his balance, Grove emitted a distinctly un-Grove-like giggle. "The machine is gorgeous," he said later...
...appetites prevent us from carrying out our reporting duties. When our main courses arrived, we eagerly delved into the heaping portions of meat, rice, beans and fried plantains. The Chicken Madras, a curry dish, was moist and subtly flavored. The Jerk Pork, tender and spicy, pulled easily off the bone. The side dishes were just as impressive. The rice, beans and fried plantains were cooked expertly and gave the meal a home-cooked feel...
...cease-fire may be at hand. George W. will sign an Executive Order this week naming the huge Department of Justice building in Washington after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was Attorney General under his brother Jack, thus tossing a large, shiny bone to R.F.K.'s younger brother Ted. Bush has been wooing him all year, inviting him over for movies and putting J.F.K.'s desk in the Oval Office, all in hopes of getting an agreement on an education bill. Bush hasn't won Ted over yet, but throw in the Washington Monument, and they might just...
...shopping moron or a strategizing bargain hunter. Imagine, if you will, a VIP pass that gained you after-hours access to all of the best stores. For the inept among us, this would mean no manic perfume tester women, no screaming demon children and a bone fide chance to actually make the dreaded holiday shopping trip last no longer than one hour...
...have to try it on at least three times. It would eliminate the line because I always forget about scouring the accessories table until I’m about to approach the register. And it would ensure that the 62-year-old shopping vet with her steely jaw and bone sharp elbows—a ghost of me to come, really—won’t grab the last pair of black wool mittens...