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...Annie, put out that clove. Now,” said Fee. He slipped a compact disc from his warm-up suit pocket, inserting it into the nearest computer console...
...Tourists with the right Global Positioning System software in their computers will be able to link up with Network Plus as they explore the island, locating the nearest restaurant or bar. ADB decided upon Mauritius because its government has liberalized the technology sector and offered incentives to high-tech companies to set up there, and because the island's size allows for a quick rollout. "We want to introduce this new concept of mobility that we call Nomadism," says Rahim, "being able to move around with the Web wherever you go." Tourism authorities hope the wireless network will convince business...
...find grinding the preferred dance of choice. It requires little coordination and negates the possibility of—God forbid!—real conversation. As soon as Kanye starts requesting pre-nups, a pack of males, like Pavlovian predators, begin to peruse the room and claw at the nearest female. They then proceed to literally bruise pelvises with a sometimes circular, more often directionless, hip-knocking motion. And if you’re the taller of the pair—at 5’ 10’’ wearing heels, I almost always am?...
...peers when it comes to celebrity stalkage: I bypass the magazine rack and hit the entertainment blogosphere. It’s gossip 2.0!Listen, kiddos, step away from whatever crap publication you just purchased. Get some tongs, hold the document away from your body and drop it in the nearest recycling bin (Hey, just because it’s trash, doesn’t mean you can stop being environmentally sound). We don’t need to read celebrity news the way the common plebians do. If Harvard’s teaching us anything, it?...
...Because, says Atkinson, consumers make 150 million balance inquiries every month using 55,000 traditional hole-in-the-wall ATMs. MobileATM wants to redefine convenience. "When you ask the question 'Where is the nearest ATM?' I want the answer to be 'It's in your hand,'" says Atkinson, who was born in 1969, the year that Chemical Bank in New York City opened the world's first modern...