In Lucy Pearl, each member aims to push further artistically than their stellar former projects allowed.
The former has a stellar spec sheet and access to frequent updates straight from Mountain View, but the latter makes do with a slightly older version of Android propped up by some awfully valuable software tweaks.
There was a stellar cast: former presidents and current governors of this and that as well as kings-in-waiting.
Dr. Stellar, a former dean at Northeastern University who took over as provost in April 2009, is also one of the dorm's original residents.
Yet, despite a letter of recommendation from the general manager at her former employer regarding her stellar skills as a customer service representative, she has not found a new employer.
Today, noted Isaacs, a former Bell Labs researcher, those stellar institutions are no more.
My host and resident museum curator was a muscular terrier of a man, a former veterinary surgeon with stellar golf credentials, not the least of which was being married to Dr. Sheila Park, great-granddaughter of Willie Park Sr., the first winner of the British Open.
This year it's the opposite: sixth formers who were predicted stellar A-level results have found themselves with a fistful of Us instead of the As they expected.The A-level system changed between 2001 and 2002, and exams seem to have got even easier.
Nest, based in Palo Alto, Calif., is led by Tony Fadell, a former Apple executive with a stellar pedigree, having helped bring the iPod and iPhone into the world.
Martin Johnson has "come up short" as England manager following a stellar playing career, former team-mate Jeremy Guscott has told BBC Sport.
