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...says 'Made in Germany,' and it was not until the beginning of the 20th century that such a marking appeared." Another Parke Bernet diplomat, after examining a ring that its owner believed to be antique amber, said, "I'm sorry, madam, but it's plastic." He gently added: "Early plastic...
...seeing today. In addition to Bob Bolin, Luis Aparicio, Cha Cha Cepeda, and Reggie Smith, some of Fenway's seats got the heave-ho this winter. The grounds crew removed the old wooden slats from the box seats and reserved grandstand seats and replaced them with bright red plastic numbers that undoubtedly will be more comfortable but not as classy...
Another large New York taxi fleet, Scull's Angels, is intent on decorating the passengers' interiors. The company will soon present patrons between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. with a free box containing orange juice, dry cereal, milk, a Styrofoam bowl and a plastic spoon, all of which could add to backseat squalor. Though Scull's fleet is owned by famed Art Collector Robert Scull, there are no plans to mellow the yellows' interiors...
...spend with her students on drill and review. A doctoral candidate and professor of management sciences at Bernard Baruch College, Michael spent 18 months and $ 1,000 to design, build and program Leachim (Michael spelled backward, more or less), a 5-ft. 5-in., 200-lb. humanoid with black plastic arms and legs. Although his legs are motorized, he is chained and bolted to a table for security. The robot's brain is a computer, made partly from components cannibalized from an RCA Spectra 70. Plugged in and turned on, he can lecture to the entire class...
...said research is being conducted on a new method of birth control, the Intra-Uterine Membrane (IUM). The IUM is a soft plastic membrane that will not puncture the uterine wall, as the IUD sometimes does. "The real test is yet to come--whether or not it prevents pregnancy," he said...