Word: pagers
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...seventh and eighth paintings—which portray a man and a woman drawing blood by pricking the palms of their hands with nails—are by far the best works of the small exhibition. The turbaned man, who has a tiny pager stuck in his belt, has a slightly smug turn of the mouth. His drops create a perfect ring of circles where they fall. By contrast, the drops of the woman, who looks a bit more uncertain, splash in midair and fail to form a pattern. This suggests a subtle statement about the uncertain role of women...
...really want is a cell phone, pager and Palm-style PDA, look out for the Handspring Treo. This slim device is about the size and weight of a regular cell phone, with a protective flip-top and large screen. It comes in two flavors--with a keyboard or with a Graffiti writing pad. A switch at the top mercifully silences the whole thing instantly. Look for it in early...
This, my dearies, is no ordinary paper. Do you remember that two-page response you meant to turn in but forgot to because, well, it was the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and no one went to section anyway? Or what about the 20 pager that makes up 92 percent of your final grade in the intimate seminar that seemed like a great idea during shopping period...
...Sept. 11, however, Greg had an early budget meeting. Michael, whose mother-in-law was late to watch his kids, was still getting dressed in his Queens apartment when he heard on the news about the crash. Minutes later, Greg sent a message through to Michael's Blackberry pager that he was trapped. For more than an hour, the two systems analysts tapped messages back and forth, Michael urging Greg to get out and Greg telling Michael that he loved Nicole and the boys. Greg's final words popped up at 10:03: "Fire here. Love yous...
...sometimes let patients suffering from chronic pain self-administer prescribed doses of intravenous drugs. But those patients have always had to be tethered to an IV and drug bag. The first fully implantable drug pump could change all that. Here's how it works: morphine is stored in a pager-size pump just under the skin of the abdomen. A plastic catheter runs from the pump to the fluid-filled space outside the spinal cord, where pain signals travel. When the patient presses a handheld remote, the pump sends a measured dose of morphine directly to the spine. According...