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...Part of the reason is that there's not much reason for numbers that big to have names, since they're seldom used. But the scientist in Sendek is hopeful that the prefix's day might come. "We're always learning more about the universe, stars, black holes, planets and galaxies," Sendek says. "That's when those big numbers start to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hellabytes? A Campaign to Turn Slang into Science | 3/10/2010 | See Source »

...powers that be, Sendek says he hopes to keep the effort moving. He plans on launching a website at hellapetition.com soon, and like any good Internet entrepreneur, he's trying to cash in on his viral success by selling T-shirts. "I've realized there's a pretty big nerd base out there," Sendek says. If nothing else, Sendek's quirky effort will be a hella good résumé line when he graduates from college...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hellabytes? A Campaign to Turn Slang into Science | 3/10/2010 | See Source »

...Richter has been a big player for us,” freshman forward Luke Greiner said. “He steps up in big games and makes the saves we need him to make...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Junior's Efforts Come Up Huge | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

Next up for Richter and his teammates is the No. 9 Cornell Big Red, another Ancient Eight foe. Richter saved 23 of 25 shots against Cornell on February 19, but his team still lost 3-0. Yet the goalie feels that the team the Big Red will be facing in Ithaca this weekend will be a better version of the one it defeated last month...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Junior's Efforts Come Up Huge | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

...them from someone who does. According to an industry trade publication, what is loosely called "specialty coffee" accounts for $13.65 billion in sales, one-third of the $40 billion that Americans annually spend on coffee. Obviously, only a small fraction of that is from third wave coffee. But how big was the specialty sector when Starbucks got the ball rolling in the 1970s...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Stumptown the New Starbucks — or Better? | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

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