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Cottell, 50, took out his first major patent 22 years ago on a device to break down and emulsify heavy liquids. His process is still widely used to prepare Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, cosmetics and paint. Five years ago he set out to design a more advanced machine, which would have enough force to rip apart single-cell organisms, releasing their protein to provide a cheap and plentiful food supplement. He built the Cottell Ultrasonic Reactor, which is hardly larger than a long loaf of bread and resembles an electric drill. The reactor is a mechanical torture chamber in which liquids...
...upstaged by something that said a lot more about the music and the people than she, in fire-engine red pants suit and pep talk tones, could say. What happened was that after Freddy Hart and the Heartbeats, with the lights glittering off their sequined seams and tapping patent leather boots had knocked out a few tunes, and after Freddy Hart had invoked the late great Hank Williams and the late great Tex Ritter, and told the audience, with the genuine feeling of the poor boy made good, all of you is real precious to me--then this black...
...patent attorney, Wilson was born in Manhattan but has lived most of his life in suburban Yonkers. A devout Roman Catholic who attends Mass every day, he graduated from Fordham Law School. At 24, Wilson won a seat in the state assembly. He acquired a reputation as a meticulous, sometimes plodding legislator who epitomized conservatism in both politics and private life...
Would you buy a used car-or a political platform-from someone wearing a pin-striped suit, Brooks Brothers' rep tie and wing-tipped shoes? Until recently, a large majority of Americans would have answered yes. The peacock in psychedelic tie, screaming plaid suit and patent-leather pumps was hard-pressed to give away a road map. Suddenly, however, public opinion on men's wear seems to be swinging sharply toward the splashy...
...lies will not work forever. The fatigue that plagues this nation is deeply felt and it makes the truth of the situation too hard to ignore. If the country is running down, no charlatan's patent cure can revive...