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...regard these as its own. But what could a person do with a remote robotic or virtual limb? The possibilities range from the mundane to the otherworldly. In the virtual realm, these appendages would dispense with the bulky technology of conventional haptics and allow Web shoppers to squeeze a peach online to see if it's ripe. Video conferences and chats might start with actual handshakes. And of course, there's sex. Consenting adults could use the technology to engage in far more intimate embraces and manipulations. In the realm of robotics, devices could be sent to dangerous or inhospitable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brain Power | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

...year after going 3-9 on a tough and tumultuous Spring Break trip to Georgia, the Crimson (1-5) will return to the Peach State to improve upon last year's showing, as well as to measure itself against quality competition before the start of the Ivy season...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Softball Seeks Sweet Redemption in Georgia | 3/23/2001 | See Source »

...none of them seem particularly up to the job, mentally or morally. The viewers will live - Rodger is starting to make me a little uncomfortable with his very friendly hugging of the nearest comely lass. Nick's a dud. And Elisabeth - well, she's a peach, but the I-just-want-to-stay-here-with-my-friends-a-while-longer stuff is simply not helping a show that could use a little more scheming these days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Strong One, She Must Die | 3/14/2001 | See Source »

...part of the club scene, parapara might seem the antithesis of cool, but it's just the thing for a generation raised on Gameboys. At Isn't It?, the cigarette smoke is thick and the drinks of choice are Tequila shots for boys and peach fizzes for girls. In a room full of liquored-up teens and 20-somethings, you'd expect a little sexual tension. Instead, there's a vibe of intense concentration, almost studiousness, as the guys and girls, many with matching dyed-blond locks, go through the parapara motions between the tables and chairs, while staring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parapara We Miss You Lambada | 3/12/2001 | See Source »

...fought a long and painful battle to become President of the U.S., and it will soon, at last, be Inauguration Day. The Bible your dad used is back for the swearing in, 16,000 yellow roses, 500 lbs. of peach cobbler, tons of fireworks and Ricky Martin are all being readied for the gala celebrations, and you have only yourself to blame if all people remember from this historic week is the historically ugly struggle you ignited in the halls of the U.S. Senate. George W. Bush says he picked John Ashcroft, his nominee to become Attorney General, because Ashcroft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ashcroft Battle: The Fight for Justice | 1/22/2001 | See Source »

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