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...good choice for bargain-conscious shoppers is one of the new scrolling-wheel mice from Microsoft, Genius or Logitech. These mice place a thumbwheel between the right and left mouse button, making it much easier to scroll through Word documents or Web pages...

Author: By Kevin S. Davis, | Title: Gift Ideas For the Holidays | 12/9/1997 | See Source »

...Still, the first directive on nuclear war since Reagan shows that the finger on the button is also on ? or near ? the national pulse. "I'm not sure that many people believed there was some credible definition of what it would mean to prevail in a protracted nuclear war," said Robert Bell, director of defense policy for the National Security Council. No kidding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton Nixes Nuke Option | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

Students voted as they entered the dining halls by swiping their ID cards through the electronic devices used to count student meals and pressing either a yes or no button. The polls were open at breakfast, lunch and dinner...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Rush to Register 'Great Grape' Preferences | 12/4/1997 | See Source »

...want to pay taxes to a smiling man with a name tag and a button that says WE WORK FOR YOU. You want a Grand Slam breakfast from that guy. You want to pay your taxes to a balding, bespectacled old curmudgeon, preferably overweight and incapable of making eye contact. If you're going to get milked by the government, you want to walk away feeling completely screwed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WE WORK FOR YOU! | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

...final complement--the ascot to the suit, the umlaut to ubermensch, the affectation to the accent. Male retro-bikers should therefore include a combination of the following in their assembled visage: either jet black or platinum blonde hair (depending on your sexuality), plastic rimmed rectangular glasses, a blue button-down shirt made of light material, a blazer of either corduroy or velvet (not contingent upon your sexuality), deep brown, well-fitting pants, and an essential leather satchel (for your manuscript, of course). In winter, a dark coat which reaches mid-calf should be incorporated. In summer, there is no alteration...

Author: By Rachel A. Farbiarz, | Title: The Emergence of the Retro-Bike | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

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