Newsweek 1995. (nem teljes évfolyam) [antikvár]

Periscope Navel Surgery Each year thousands of Japanese have cosmetic surgery on their noses or eyelids, usually to get a more "Western" look. But hesodashi ("navel-re-vealing") is new. The trend emerged this year in a parade of bare-midriif styles, traced in the fashion press to Madonna's old boy-toy look. Next step was the operating room. Since spring, about 80 young women have paid more than $1,000 at Tokyo's Jujin Hospital. Japan's most famous cosmetic-surgery center, to have normal, round navels carved into a short vertical slit. Requests for the 20-minute procedure are flooding other hospitals, too. What's so cool about the new look? Young women and teens think it's "prettier," says Jujin director Fumihiko Ume-zawa. Madonna's navel never looked like that-not that we've Tokyo chic been studying it. Gender Gap Women hold 11.3 percent of parhamentary seats worldwide—down from 14.8 percent in 1988. But their share varies widely by country: Women in parliament, 1995 COUNTRY (RANK) PERCENT Sweden (1) 40.4% Germany (7) 26.2 South Africa (10) 25.0 China (15) 21.0 Uganda (22) 17.4 Russian Fed. (32) 13.4 United States (43) iQ.g India (56) 8.0 France (65) 6.4 Japan (92) 2.7 Pakistan (98) 1.8 Kuwait (105) 0 The general: Pinochet instructed his soldiers to 'close ranks' Frei vs. Pinochet: Tug of War Chileans never have an easy time trying to guess who really runs their country: Eduardo Frei, their civilian president, or Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who led a militaiy dictatorship for nearly 17 years and still heads the army. It didn't get any easier last week when Frei went on TV to push the balance of power his way. He proposed a package of laws that would give the president authority to fire military commanders (under current law, he has to ask permission of the armed forces); would remove the power of Pinochet and his generals to appoint some senators; and would set the stage for legal investigations into nearly 1,200 unresolved cases of people who "disappeared" during Pinochet's rule, which ended when he handed over power to civilians in 1990. The package is now in Congress, where it appears to have dim prospects off passage. Human-rights advocates oppose a provision that leaves in place the amnesty passed during Pinochet's reign; no one would be punished for crimes uncovered by the investigation. Pinochet, who vaguely threatened a coup several weeks ago, told his troops to "close ranks, maintain silence and await their destinv." ADVERTISING The Apple Bites Hack Call it a case of C:\DIRTY.POOL. Apple Computer's bow to Windows 95 last week was really a subtle dig at rival Microsoft. Spread across full-page ads in major publications was the phrase C:\ONGRTLNS.W95 along with the Apple logo. The implicit message: Mac users have never had to use colons or backslashes. The ad, which is running in London as well as the United States, is part of a BBDO West campaign that tweaks Windows 95 as a weak copy of the Mac operating system. An upcoming ad parodies Microsoft for "Introducing Windows 95. It lets you drop files anywhere on the desktop." Apple says its Macs have allowed that for more than a decade. "There's a saying around Apple that 'Windows 95 equals Macintosh '89'," says BBDO's David Lu-bars. Apple's ads may be too oblique Sour Apples? for non-techies; even some Microsoft employees didn't pick up on the barb. Marveled one; "I thought it was kind of cool." Gar Talk Using a cellular phone's built-in microphone is certainly a safer way to talk while traveling—both hands on the wheel. But because the microphone also picks up engine and wind noise, communication suffers. And using the phone's handset not only forces the driver to steer with one hand, it also interferes with peripheral vision. Now Creative Solutions Co. of Chesterfield, Missouri, is marketing an operator-style (M Safer driving: Clear Talk headset for car phones. Called Clear Talk, it eliminates background noises and allows for an unobstructed view of the road. The maker says it can be adapted to any brand of transportable or mobile cellular phone. Clear Talk, which weighs about nine ounces, comes with a hanger to keep it v^ithin easy reach. Cost: $70. Keeping Score A company in parsip- pany, New Jersey, is marketing a golf glove that, it says, improves your grip on the club and keeps track of your score. Called Accuscore, the glove features a digital scorer located on top of its wrist strap that, once programmed, displays the number and the par for the hole being played, as well as the number of strokes per hole and the cumulative score for the round. The sheepskin gloves come in four sizes. Cost: $29. The scorer is powered by a three-year lithium battery; replacements cost $19. Tony Emkuson and John Wojno