Word: chip
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...center. Breezing past the cushy couches, the big screen television, and the office space complete with a speedy wireless network, she strides into the state-of-the-art kitchen, equipped with ovens to serve any baking need. But rather than whip up a batch of gooey homemade chocolate-chip cookies, she brazenly hurls her brassiere into the oven. The kitchen smells not of delightful baked goods, but of burning nylon...
...Japanese aren't just shopping on cell phones but also with them. A new "wallet cell phone" functions as a credit, debit or ID card, among other things. The handset has a computer chip similar to that found in electronic key cards. Japanese girls are buying mascara, mints and magazines at convenience stores simply by swiping their phones past a scanner near the cash register...
...country where two thirds of the public does not want to see Roe vs. Wade overturned, but nearly as many favor stricter limits on abortion, pragmatic abortion opponents have pushed for parental notification laws, waiting periods, restrictions on late-term abortions: The strategy was to chip away at Roe to try to shrink it, change its shape, and over time promote a ?culture of life? that would view abortion less as a right than a tragedy, perhaps eventually a crime. That gradual approach requires a certain level of hypocrisy-or at least a willing suspension of moral belief-because...
There is no debate about the reality of that land loss and its impact. On that the energy industry and environmentalists agree. There is also no doubt about the solution. Chip Groat, a former director of the U.S. Geological Survey, says, "This land loss can be managed, and New Orleans can be protected, even with projected sea-level rise." Category 5 hurricane protection for the region, including coastal restoration, storm-surge barriers and improved levees, would cost about $40 billion--over 30 years. Compare that with the cost to the economy of less international competitiveness (the result of increased freight...
...tournament title. The Tigers scored the first three goals of the game and took a 5-1 lead into halftime. “We made mistakes early when we fell into that 3-0 hole,” Harvard coach Eric Farrar said. “We had to chip our way out of it. We had our opportunities to come back, but we didn’t capitalize on 6-5 chances.” Sophomore driver Vivian Liao scored twice to lead the Crimson, which played much better as the game went on. “We shut...