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...know what RFID stands for, but you're probably using the technology on a daily basis. RFID (that is, radio frequency identification) is in passports, in electronic toll-collection tags, in credit cards, metrocards, library books and car keys. Like conventional bar codes, RFID chips store and relay information, and allow for the identification of commercial products - and, now, of house pets and people too. Human "tagging" was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2004 to facilitate retrieval of private medical records, but the procedure has had few takers. It's still purely voluntary and last week, California...
...details of available models and store locations, contact Suekichi's Tokyo-based distributor...
...cobalt fabric. Despite a judgmental American public that seems to favor women of the Laura Bush ilk (heck, even Hillary is showing cleavage on the presidential trail while also wearing an endless string of peach linen pants suits, the likes of which I have never seen in any store), Janet Reno, the daughter of humorless Dutch immigrants, stuck to her guns and kept on wearing really long jackets with no lapels. You’ve got to admire it. It’s a style that even lascivious old Bill couldn’t change (and I am sure...
...says Baird, who came in fourth in last fall’s challenge. But she isn’t sweating the time crunch. Baird sets off for Chinatown minutes after receiving her theme and the allotted 24 dollars. She heads straight to her favorite fabric store, and deftly navigates the cramped aisles in search of anything dark blue—her signature color. “I tend to use certain shapes and certain colors,” says Baird. “People who’ve seen a lot of my stuff can usually pick...
...decor is skateboarder dorm-room style, and the clothes have that “I just rolled out of bed and threw this old thing on” sort of look—in a good way. Owner Kerry Simon, a master of this affordable style, originally had two stores in Texas before setting up shop in Cambridge in 2003. “Every shirt is different and unique,” he says, “which is why I love vintage.” Second Time Around is more wary of the word “vintage...