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A team from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) is currently collaborating on an electronic marketplace for file-sharers that would increase the efficiency of peer-to-peer networks by providing individuals incentives to contribute to the system. Made available for free download on Aug. 29, the...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEAS Team Launches File Sharing Program | 9/10/2007 | See Source »

The cork industry, which still dominates the world wine market - cork stoppers are atop 80% of wine bottles - disagrees. Amorim's De Jesus says that because so much of the cork industry?s revenue comes from stoppers, the whole production line would break down without the stopper business. And if...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putting a Cap on Wine Corks | 8/22/2007 | See Source »

The CPSC was created in 1972 to protect the public against "unreasonable risks" from consumer products that now contribute to 27,000 American deaths and 33 million injuries a year. Even as the number of domestic and imported goods exploded, the agency has undergone drastic cuts in budget and staff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Regulates America's Toymakers? | 8/18/2007 | See Source »

Mrs. Astor was proud of the fact that she never gossiped. She was proud that she never had a face-lift. She was proud to have mastered the art of conversation and was able to communicate ideas without resorting to ad hominems. She was proud to be loyal to her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Remembering the First Lady of New York | 8/15/2007 | See Source »

History does not record whether visiting U.S. writers joined in the fun. But they were thick on the ground in Paris back then, so collaboration was likely. Today, after several years in which France and the U.S. have been at odds over everything from war to health-care systems, a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Surrealist Pen Pals | 8/9/2007 | See Source »

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