Word: compaction
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Teem Photonics Private company based in Meylan, France CEO: Antoine Kevorkian What it does: Produces highly compact components for fiber networks, such as Erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers and splitters Why it is hot: One of the first companies to recognize the need for amplifier arrays, which generate enormous savings on networking costs within cities www.teemphotonics.com
...most immediately striking aspect of Ani DiFranco’s new double album Revelling/Reckoning is the packaging. The CD case is a multi-colored colored box of yellow and blue, folded intricately to cradle the two compact discs of similar colors within, with accompanying photo and lyric booklets. At first, it is a bit difficult to open, but unlike many situations in life, the cover does allow for an accurate judgment of the content within. The original packaging is a tangible manifestation of the original and catchy style that Ani exudes in the 29 new songs that she offers...
...Bright Idea Replace standard light bulbs with energy-efficient compact fluorescent ones...
...recently at a crest. CD burners were widely used (and widely accepted) as do-it-yourself piracy kits, bringing much joy to the lives of nearly every computer-literate student and much distress to the careers of Tower Records executives who, coincidentally, declared a no-return policy on all compact discs. Thanks to Napster, people didn't need to leave home for a five-fingered discount on music. The recording industry's nightmare was the morally flexible college student's dream...
...drugs, sleep and brush teeth together. Chinatsu quickly falls in love with Kyoko. They kiss and touch one another - Chinatsu shows the uninitiated Kyoko how to masturbate - but the latter recoils from physical love. A stronger movie would have started where this one leaves off, but it's a compact, spare tale shot in night-blue tones, which may ultimately be a metaphor for Japan's listless youth rather than a vigorous statement on sexual identity...