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...plight just didn’t cut it. Most sorely missed are the political sketches that, along with the revitalized “Update,” were the hallmarks of the show’s millennial renaissance. There have been small changes—American flag lapel pins for the “Update” anchors, flag backgrounds on the interstitial hosts’ portraits, a flag in the opening credits—but they, as reminders of how the U.S. has changed, only underline how little SNL’s humor...
...system that helps maintain the 747's separation from other planes. Then, AFX contends, Evergreen falsified test results to cover up its misdeeds. Mechanics at Evergreen also allegedly left an unusual--and potentially dangerous--array of items (including a screwdriver, an Evergreen security ID and even an Evergreen lapel pin) loose inside the fuselage. "It is a shocking litany of blunders," says Bowles, who is asking for $10 million in damages...
...attraction of ultra-portability. In the public consciousness, wearables are the logical future - the destiny, if you like - of computing. Think of all those neat-o gadgets that populate sci-fi flicks and cartoons. The ones that grab the imagination are usually small, affixed to the wrist, the lapel or the belt - in other words, wearable. Or consider the now-ubiquitous Palm handheld computer. When it first hit the market, all it could do was store phone numbers and messages somewhat more conveniently than your old Casio. Then folks started to develop specialist applications - games, maps, news briefs...
...surprisingly, some critics think this set of aeronautical physics is pi in the sky. "There will have to be some miracles inside the EJ22," wrote Mac McClellan, a columnist for Flying magazine. But Raburn welcomes the skeptics. He even wears a WCSYC button on his lapel. "It stands for 'We Couldn't, So You Can't,'" says Raburn. "I've seen that mentality before. I worked in the software business. Remember what small personal computers did to those huge, lumbering mainframes?" Point taken. Is your driveway wide enough...
...only as important as the person who insults you," said Peggy Yunque after the infamous Mr. Blackwell chastised Hillary Rodham Clinton for wearing the same lapel pin (designed by Peggy) every day during the 1992 campaign. "That very same crossed-wings pin continues to be one of my most popular classic designs." This iconoclastic jewelry designer began her career as a supplier of replica jewelry for such institutions as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the New York Public Library and the Walters Art Gallery of Baltimore. A true craftsperson, she makes designs inspired by ancient artifacts rich in symbolic...