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What attracts me most, however, about Updike'sprose are his unexpected, marvelously aptcomparison. Under his rhapsodic word processor,pocket handkerchiefs become "paisley orchids,"bathrobed women cheese-filled blinis, faces andbodies, foods of all sorts.Photo Courtesy of Knopf...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A REVIEW BY ADRIANE N. GIEBEL | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

...heat to trigger the disaster. Salvage crews have pulled up evidence of heat damage above the ceiling that straddles the cockpit and first-class cabin, which is where the heart of the in-flight-entertainment system was housed. Each unit uses Microsoft Windows NT software, with a powerful Pentium processor at each seat wired to a central computer. These wires, pulled out of the Atlantic, also had been damaged by high temperatures. Investigators found that the wires had been connected to the same electrical pathway that powers vital aircraft functions, rather than the one that feeds nonessential devices, which pilots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing Deadly Games? | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

Okay, so touring a gargantuan model of your word processor wasn't what you had in mind. Maybe an hour or two at the World Trade Center's Titanica exhibit will flood you with emotion the same way Kate Winslet did when she sobbed, "I'll never let go." Or maybe it won't. Even if you're long past the Titanic movie phase, this exhibit is still fascinating. Examine jewelry, furnishings, and currency removed from the legendary ship, and then scurry over to the IMAX film Titanica. First showing: 9 a.m.; last showing: 8 p.m. World Trade Center Boston...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LISTINGS | 11/5/1998 | See Source »

...high school newspaper? Well, you might consider re-living your glory days at the Harvard Independent, the campus' weekly newspaper. Last but not least, The Harvard Crimson deserves your consideration as an extracurricular option. Help us stalk campus celebrities and attack the defenseless. All you need is a word processor and a healthy dose of ill will...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Picking Your Poison | 9/8/1998 | See Source »

...time went on, Hadjikhani, explained, itbecame clear that "no one really knew where thecolor processor was situated in the brain." Datacast doubt on whether even the macaque colorprocessor was really located in region...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Researchers Identify New Region of Brain | 8/14/1998 | See Source »

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