GIM ME A GLOVE If the enthusiasm of a home crowd really does help a team, we wonder which football coach will be first to take advantage of this idea: James M. Crawford Sr. of Webster, Texas has been awarded a patent for «clapping mittens,»
special gloves designed to help fans «render loud and coordinated applause.»
The Avalon's instrument panel uses
special IntelliTouch capacitive switches under a grained surface; they're
designed to be used with
gloves, and by those with long fingernails.