Word: titanium
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...that was before Tools got his robot heart--a miracle of medical miniaturization called the AbioCor. Unlike the first generation of artificial hearts--which were attached by tubes and wires to refrigerator-size power units--the softball-size, plastic-and-titanium AbioCor is entirely self-contained, save for a wireless battery pack strapped to the waist. On July 2, Tools became the first human...
...characters in Jennifer Egan's intriguing new novel Look at Me (Doubleday; 415 pages; $24.95) grope for something substantial in the blizzard of images and information that make up contemporary life. At the center is Charlotte Swenson, an aging fashion model whose face must be reconstructed, with 80 titanium screws, after a pulverizing car accident. Though she looks perfectly normal, her former cronies in Manhattan's trendy night spots no longer recognize her, and her old life of amped-up photo shoots and weekends spent adorning the yachts of rich men slips away...
...rockers say pressing new CD will damage environment so they'll plant a forest. We've thought of another solution: no new CD Losers MICHAEL JACKSON Stores cancel 50% of orders for Jacko's $30 million album Invincible. Rejected titles: Indigestible, Unrecognizable, Inflammable MANOLO BLAHNIK Shoe designer pulls dangerous titanium stiletto heels from latest collection. He wasn't fooled by 19 orders from a mysterious Alberto "Al" Qaeda DANIEL RADCLIFFE Twelve-year-old Harry Potter star is redubbed after voice broke mid-film. The director felt the new beard and chest hair worked...
With all the anxiety in the air these days, the airlines are having a tough time getting customers to fly their formerly friendly skies. They are doing what they can--cutting rates (as well as staff), doubling frequent-flyer miles, installing titanium cockpit doors and, in the case of an Irish airline, offering an in-flight comedian. If it is fear of flying that is keeping folks home and not a new fondness for the hearth or a plummeting portfolio, perhaps there's help. As a matter of national interest, TIME has enlisted several advertising agencies to devise campaigns...
...interior. A bluntly-worded placard now reads, "Reinforced armor-plated door locked from inside cockpit only." Flight attendants for the New York-based airline will also change their safety briefings to make sure passengers take note of the new barrier. What the public won't see is the multiple titanium locks that the pilots slide in place once the door is shut. The doors, which were designed by JetBlue's own engineers, are costing the privately-held JetBlue about $10,000 each for their 18 Airbus A320 airplanes...