Word: cutting
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...technology that's as old as art and technology themselves. For his '60s-era peers, high tech meant the cold, gray establishment that they were revolting against. Jobs knew better. "Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist and a great scientist," he says. "Michelangelo knew how to cut stone at the quarry. Edwin Land at Polaroid once said, 'I want Polaroid to stand at the intersection of art and science,' and I've never forgotten that...
...save Social Security is a mild pruning of benefits for the better-off half of the retired population, in order to keep the trust fund growing for future retirees. If a budget surplus actually does materialize, worthwhile goals like health care for the uninsured or--yes--even a tax cut ought to come before pouring more money into the trust fund. Where is the courageous politician who will say it's time to stop Social Security from raiding the government...
...Brownies; he's not even in the group photo on the back cover. Then again, the picture is a supremely geeky shot of the band riding on a roller coaster, so maybe being left out was a blessing in disguise. In any case, Homicide says, today he's "cut in on publishing and merchandising, and I'm a full-fledged member." He's still figuring out, though, how to convey the full range of what he does in the band's music videos. Sometimes he just waves around a pair of records. "You are not going to see me programming...
...example, you're taught to splint a suspected sprain, strain or fracture as close as you can to the position you found it in. Under wilderness conditions, you need to be alert to the possibility that nerves or the blood supply in the affected limb may have been cut off, requiring you to pull gently and straighten it out before splinting to restore circulation and sensation. Otherwise, the accident victim could permanently lose use of that arm or leg. As a rule, if you're not seriously injured and you know your way back and can move under your...
Freberg's parodies continue to gleam even as their subjects fade into history. Arthur Godfrey, the hugely popular star of 1950s radio, was the target of a 1953 Freberg cut, never before released but included in the boxed set. Godfrey may be all but forgotten, but Freberg's gag about his obsequious sidekick, who answers every comment with a knee-jerk, "That's right, Arthur," sums up a century of show-biz sycophancy...