Word: mixer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Tarr, along with a classmate named Vaugh Morrill and several others, were discussing the irrationality of two particular social evils: the blind date and the mixer. Somewhere in the conversation one of them asked if computers might not be useful in solving the problem...
They were aware that computers had been used to match people at special mixers and they knew that some companies in Europe were making a sizable profit from arranging compatible marriages through various technological means. "But what we wanted was something more permanent than a mixer, and more fun than a marriage bureau," a member of the group recalls...
Aronson has also brought out an electric-appliance line that includes regular blenders, can openers, hair dryers and knife sharpeners. Next year he plans to introduce a mixer-sized "food-preparation center" that combines beating, blending, whipping, grinding, juicing and ice crushing, and disappears into a kitchen counter when not in use. It will sell for less than $100. Also on the boards: a dispenser for use in autos that will pop up a lighted cigarette ten seconds after a button is pushed...
...powerboat industry, now finds that 70% of its customers who want 28-ft. yachts and more also want and are willing to pay for a whole galaxy of luxury accessories. Among them: refrigerator-freezer, $1,250; four-burner stove with oven and broiler, $365; deluxe hot-water system with mixer faucets and spray hose, $1,210; electrically pumped shower, $450; automatic pilot...
...second and last Summer School mixer will take place tonight at 8:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Tickets are the in Malthews 4 or at the door on presentation of a Summer School privilege card...