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...prestigious venture-capital firm, set up shop in dingy offices, hire a lot of people, generate buzz, go public. The 15-month-old Internet start-up Della & James hasn't had its IPO yet, but so far it has nailed down the idea (an online bridal registry), the VC (Kleiner Perkins), the hiring (15 to 70 employees in six months) and the buzz (everybody in the Valley has heard of Della & James). But there are some twists: their office is more Pottery Barn than grunge. The ambitious geeks didn't bother to graduate Stanford. And they're not geeks; they...
...software with a small, computer-top video camera. Intel's product is especially worth considering if you're also in the market for a cheap, Net-based video telephone, which allows you to talk to (and see) other users. I also liked Connectix's golf ball-size, $129 QuickCam VC...
...least orthodox member of the East bloc, Hungary was the natural starting point for Thatcher's diplomatic opening. From the moment her Royal Air Force VC-10 touched down in Budapest, the Prime Minister sought to find and build on shared moments in history to strengthen the connections between the two countries. At a gala banquet in her honor, she noted that the Magna Carta of 1215 had been an influence on the Golden Bull, a similar document drawn up by a King of Hungary seven years later. She also noted that the bridge across the Danube near...
...looked pretty good getting off a VC-137 jet at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Wearing his Navy dress blue uniform with gold trim, Goodman began a chaotic week of welcoming ceremonies, television interviews, motorcades and military debriefings. More than just a prisoner found alive and well, Goodman emerged as a self-possessed naval officer who could exhibit surpassing poise and dignity...
...Pentagon spokesman said that the VC-9C, parrying sophisticated communications equipment, was necessary because "the Secretary of Defense is in the national military command authority chain. As such he must be instantly contactable at all times." Half an hour before takeoff last Friday, the flight, which had attracted national press attention, was scrubbed. Pentagon officials said the press of business kept Weinberger grounded...