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...socioeconomic principles behind the movement. He stammered. I pressed for his opinion. He told me to talk to so-and-so, who would be better able to address my concerns. I asked him how he could so adamantly support a movement he didn’t even understand. Blank stare...
Then again, with his emphasis on standards and the aggressive evaluation of the quality of Harvard’s scholarship and teaching in general, Summers is unlikely to give a blank check to any department...
...They were totally irresponsible to sign a blank check,” he says...
...number of owners of computers with a drive that burns CDs (called a CD-RW drive, short for recordable/writable). A third of all PCs have one; 54% of new computers come with one installed. Half of CD-burner owners, reports Forrester Research, create at least one disc a month. Blank CD-Rs (discs on which you can record only once) bought in bulk cost as little as 25[cents] each. Making your own CDs--from your collection, from friends' discs or from downloaded tunes--is easier, cheaper, faster and more satisfying than any '80s mix tape ever was. Millions...
...manufacturers of blank CDs, the rip-and-burn trend has proved a windfall. Americans stocked up on 1.4 billion blank CDs last year. Memorex, stuck with decaying sales of cassettes and VHS tapes, deftly moved into the market for CD-Rs and now owns the top share, with 30%. By the end of the year, Memorex says, it will be completely out of the tape business...