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...Among them: anti-lock brakes, electronic stabilization, leatherette upholstery, a digital compass and a rollover protection system. The interior is tastefully decorated with metallic ornamentation on the instrument panel and door handles. With the top down, the car proved remarkably quiet thanks to touches like a pop-up wind deflector for the front winshield. Even footwell lighting comes standard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Convertible without Compromise | 10/23/2006 | See Source »

...need to remodulate the main deflector dish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reconfigure the Modulators! | 11/28/1994 | See Source »

...find Roger consucting military exercises and falling into the duck pond. Roger patrolling the yard falling into the duck pond, Roger ezperimenting with do-it-yourself bean can bombs and falling into the duck pond. One of their better ideas is to convert a microwave oven into a missile deflector. Unfortunately, this piece of genius is ultimately stymied by Roger's lack of techincal expertise...

Author: By Naomi L. Pierce, | Title: Defending the Hearth | 4/17/1985 | See Source »

Wanda: Nice try, wily husband. In fact, the smile is a hostility deflector, and it is trotted out more often by disadvantaged groups. Women smile more than men because they have to appease men and because everyone assumes we are responsible for the emotional tone of social life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Is Smiling Dangerous to Women? | 1/14/1985 | See Source »

...smorgasbord of stereotypes completed the regular line-up. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (James Doohan), the very Scottish chief engineer, spent his time keeping the warp engines, deflector shields and other technological marvels of the ship in working order. On the bridge, Uhura (Michelle Nichols), the Swahili communications officer, handled the subspace radio, pushed buttons and uttered memorable lines like "There's no response, sir" and "I'm afraid, Captain...

Author: By James G. Hershberg, | Title: Cheap Trek? | 12/14/1979 | See Source »

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