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Yugo Nakamura knows. Nakamura, 32, is a Tokyo Web designer, and the hammer he's using to smash the Web is a program called Flash: a simple, free browser plug-in that adds sound and movement to websites. "Since Flash appeared on the scene," says Nakamura, "the rules as to what a Web page should be no longer apply...
...seen that same hope glow from hundreds of faces this shopping period. Friends flash each other grins in promising classes and conversations after class are animated by the sort of enthusiasm everyone had lost by the end of last semester—This looks good, doesn’t it? What else are you taking? Have you seen the syllabus?—everyone talking faster than usual and grinning, because of the clean slate we’ve been granted. Last semester is over; we can reinvent ourselves...
HPMs can unleash in a flash as much electrical power--2 billion watts or more--as the Hoover Dam generates in 24 hours. Capacitors aboard the missile discharge an energy pulse--moving at the speed of light and impervious to bad weather--in front of the missile as it nears its target. That pulse can destroy any electronics within 1,000 ft. of the flash by short-circuiting internal electrical connections, thereby wrecking memory chips, ruining computer motherboards and generally screwing up electronic components not built to withstand such powerful surges. It's similar to what can happen to your...
...those cynical twists of finance, business newswires flashed word Friday morning that Fiat's stock price had shot up 6% at the opening in response to the death of company patriarch Giovanni Agnelli. The market is unsentimental, and crudely calculated that the passing of the 81-year-old Italian corporate legend - who had blocked earlier moves to pull the Agnelli dynasty out of the auto business - cleared the way for the family's long-anticipated and inevitable exit from carmaking. The market's initial reaction was a reminder of just how much the Italian industrial landscape has changed since...
...undulating single-lane road across a spongy peat bog. It's well worth the trip. Spear's cooking, which draws foodies from across Britain, is deceptively simple, starting with appetizers like langoustine salad and partan bree (crab soup), both made from meltingly sweet local shellfish. Entrées include flash-sautéed Skye scallops, citrus-roast halibut and Highland lamb served with pearl-barley risotto. Cranachan, a mixture of oatmeal, cream, honey and whisky, is a classic dessert. The influence of the Gulf Stream makes Skye fertile ground for soft fruits, so local raspberries accompany the cranachan, while sharp...