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...middle of the street, urging runners to stop and walk and informing them that it was now just a 'fun run.'" Other runners said they were given even less clear-cut directions from festival officials - some runners said the only notice of the race's cancellation they received were handwritten messages they were flashed by spectators and volunteers, crude notes written on the backs of the posters they had brought to encourage friends and relatives...
...kind pieces, including a necklace of big hammered-gold balls circled in tiny diamonds that is still part of her collection. Along with Picasso's oversize rings featuring chunky aquamarine, citrine or amethyst, she created more accessible?but equally iconic?pieces inspired by graffiti or handwritten x's and o's. "The idea was to create something young and fun and strong," says Picasso. "I wanted to make something that was romantic without being cute." This season she takes the notion one step further, introducing hearts that turn up ever so subtly around the face of a watch...
Pressed for posterity between two slabs of cardboard--on stationery the color of New England clam chowder--was a handwritten fan letter from the President of the United States. I was touched and flattered--my ego swelled like a self-inflating raft. But more important, the letter has served in the months since as a Rorschach test for everyone who reads it: a minireferendum on the presidency, a war in Iraq writ tiny--but legibly, and even grammatically, with impeccable spelling...
...like a tax ID or Social Security number, required to open an account, or have bounced too many checks in the past. Without a bank to cash their checks--a service generally free to account holders--the unbanked rely on check cashers, which charge up to 10% for a handwritten check. Despite decades of criticism from consumer advocates about these high fees, only 25 states cap rates...
...This technology has potential applications for online learning. To use a present-day computer, you have to learn how to use a keyboard and mouse, which may be hard for those who have little or no experience typing. But with touch screens, people will be able to send handwritten messages to children and receive hand-painted pictures in reply. Masatoshi Nishikawa, Tokyo...