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Since the first videophone was unveiled at the New York World's Fair in 1964, doctors have dreamed of healing by wire. But the reality of transmitting a detailed picture over a 1-mm-thick (.04 in.) copper cable proved elusive. Then in the 1980s engineers working with a technique...
Employers don't like to use that awkward term fired. While many companies "restructure," National Semiconductor "reshaped" its work force. Digital was gripped by "involuntary methodologies." Bank of America "released resources." Wal-Mart executed "a normal payroll adjustment." Hmmm.
But the U.S. government's charges against al-Megrahi and Fhimah don't explain how the bronze-colored Samsonite suitcase, dispatched via Air Malta, eluded Frankfurt's elaborate airport security system. Instead, the indictment zeroes in on two tiny pieces of forensic evidence -- a fingernail-size fragment of green plastic...
"Welcome Home" read the digital score-board at Camden last Saturday. It's the 1992 Orioles' theme, meant to return fans to a time when baseball stadiums were homes, not houses. Homes with ivy walls. Asymmetrical layouts. Natural turf. And really good hot dogs.
How long that will take is anybody's guess. To create a successful entertainment medium requires not just flashy new technology but also programs compelling enough to persuade viewers to trade their old systems for the new. NHK has been broadcasting analog HDTV signals since 1989, and last November Japan...