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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...past, a Pixar human was essentially a model of hollow skin, which was manipulated to mimic human body move- ment. The computer models for the lead cast of The Incredibles had muscles over which a sheath of skin was placed. So when Bob or Helen moves, it's the muscle that's animated, which causes the skin to move, which in turn gives the humans a much more solid presence. The Pixar team also worked hard to make the fabrics realistic (it took three months to nail one brief scene of Bob sticking his finger through a hole...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: All Too Superhuman | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

Brides may not be embracing color with such bravado, but a growing number of women are seeking to incorporate new hues into their wedding-day attire--from a flash of blue in a dramatic train to a sage green sheath for a garden ceremony to an occasional crimson showstopper. At David's Bridal, a national chain that sells about 20% of all wedding gowns in the country, 2003 was the first year that a colorful gown--a metallic gold number--was among the best sellers. Now the retailer is testing the market for dresses made entirely of green, pink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And the Bride Wore Lavender | 5/10/2004 | See Source »

TrueValue hardware stores are betting on the money-making potential of his invention—a plastic sheath which fits under wooden support posts, preventing them from rotting while in the ground...

Author: By Eugenia B. Schraa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Promoter of Voice Mail Moves To Belize, Invents Plastic ‘Shoe’ | 6/2/2003 | See Source »

...with a talented honey, you can spit, “Nice shot in the corner pocket, and by the way, I can put a condom on a banana like nobody’s business. Not because I’m a pervert or shit like that, but because I sheath magnum on my mango-root all the time, right before I have sex with ultimate stick-shift honeys like yourself...

Author: By Jacob Rubin, | Title: How To Get Play At Harvard College | 5/1/2003 | See Source »

Agatha reaches into a plastic Coop bag and fishes out a sheath of photographs. With great care, she lifts each individual picture from the stack and places them, one by one, on top of a heap of clothing...

Author: By Michael A. Mohammed and Rebecca D. O’brien, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Harvard Grad Prepares To Leave Home on the Street | 11/15/2002 | See Source »

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