Word: makers
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...became Bill Gates' bete noire. The judge in the Microsoft antitrust trial could be gruff ("You are not planning to totally rearrange my room, are you?" he asked our photographer) but was known as open-minded and moderate. His thunderbolt rulings were hardly mild though. He called the Windows maker an "untrustworthy," "disingenuous" monopoly and ordered its breakup. The decision is under appeal, but Microsoft's stock price has yet to recover. This baritone needed no mike to bring down Gates' house...
...stretchy and comfortable. James also carries a line of sophisticated sweaters by Jamie Krietman, scarves by Ellen Martin and hats by Barbara Volker. James - a graduate of Mundelein College in Chicago, where she majored in textile and clothing and minored in business - worked as an assistant designer and pattern maker in various sportswear companies before moving to New York. Joanie James NY is now a 10-year institution in the East Village's fashion...
...Obscure machinery. What was the last time you used a cheese grater, a hand-whisk, an egg-boiler, an espresso-maker, a milk-frother, a pressure-cooker? The delights of modern engineering never cease to amaze me. Having lived with only microwaves, hot plates, refrigerators and plastic utensils, I find myself constructing elaborate meals (nine-story cakes, boiled eggs and espresso with frothy milk) to use as many of these marvels in three days as possible...
...growing almost 10% a year--and bottled water is chugging along at a rapid, 30% clip--sodas have suddenly gone flat. Noncarbs, which generally command higher prices, now account for more than half of all industry growth, according to Sanford Bernstein & Co. No wonder, then, that every beverage maker is feverishly working to come up with cola alternatives that promise to be healthy, not just refreshing. Norm Snyder, COO of SoBe, says, "Before, the big boys were just watching from the sidelines, but now they're betting on it with their dollars...
Going through the first gallery was pure pleasure. The guitars here are among the first created, made by artisans for wealthy patrons to play in their drawing rooms for small groups. They are small, delicate and exquisitely decorated according to their makers' imaginations. Many are inlaid with ivory, ebony, mother of pearl and tortoiseshell, and most have intricately carved rosettas in their centers. It was fascinating to see one made by Stradivarius; the famous violin-maker also had a wonderful sense for the guitar. The second gallery has novelties like a Dali-esque double guitar and harp guitars, but most...