Word: wraparound
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...Averell, on the other hand, spent the entire first episode dressed in a frilled, pink tuxedo shirt and tight pants, while sporting a long beard and oversized, gold-colored, wraparound sunglasses...
...What's peculiar about the product is that there's no good way to carry it around. Sure, it comes with a big case that can hold the headset plus all of its snap-on accessories, three different sizes of rubber earbud inserts and an optional wraparound ear stabilizer. But once you assemble the headset to your satisfaction, it won't fit in the case. The lipstick charging cradle might protect the headset from some damage, but it leaves the call button, the most vulnerable part of the product, exposed. This means that when you stick the headset in your...
...Dell computer complete with flat screen monitor, optical mouse, and laser printer (I was to find that every computer has its own laser printer as well as a centralized color laser printer for the division). I sit in a well-padded chair in the middle of a complete wraparound desk with more office supplies than I know what to do with. And I am a clerk, the lowest possible position at the Bank...
...Since I typically use Sony Street-Style headphones, the larger wraparound style didn't weigh me down, though bud lovers certainly will have to adjust. Though you can use the headphones at up to 30 feet from the iPod itself, this is really for close-in convenience. Instead of having a cord dangling awkwardly from your head down to your pocket, purse or backpack, you have the freedom to hide your iPod away. Set your playlist, drop it in your bag, then wander around, letting people on the sidewalk, at the gym or on the bus wonder where your music...
...division of labor is evident as the troops head out on a foot patrol through Haifa Street. Raouf's men fan out in patrol formation while the colonel and his bodyguards move through the middle. Raouf, in dark wraparound sunglasses, a pistol strapped to his thigh and a snubby machine gun dangling from his waist, waves at men sipping tea at sidewalk cafs and barks orders to soldiers as they scan the alleyways and rooftops for snipers. Johnson hangs back, surveying the street and occasionally radioing the humvees behind him. When Raouf stops to talk to a crying woman...