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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Nobel award in Chemistry went to the Coca-Cola Company of Great Britain, “for using advanced technology to convert liquid from the River Thames into Dasani, a transparent form of water, which for precautionary reasons has been made unavailable to customers.” No one from the company was present to acknowledge the award, but Hershbach used his chemical expertise to explain the magnitude of the achievement. Dasani, he said, had twice the legal limit of toxic bromates...

Author: By Nathan J. Heller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ig Nobel Awards Take Sanders | 10/1/2004 | See Source »

Indeed, that conference was the Forum until its creators got ambitious and decided to convert it into a full-time student group coalition. They would appeal to every relevant student group on campus and encourage them to pool their resources—connecting their leaders so they could work more cooperatively for their various social justice causes. By the end of last school year, the Forum had organized a massive labor rally in the Yard and, just a few weeks ago, they hosted an Alternative Activities Fair...

Author: By Leon Neyfakh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Activism Lives! (maybe) | 9/30/2004 | See Source »

...Crimson had scoring opportunities, but could not convert. In the second half, freshman midfielder Megan Merritt broke away and had a one-on-one opportunity with Terrier goalkeeper Christina Reuter. But Reuter attacked off the line and made a diving save to kill the attack...

Author: By Carrie H. Petri, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Soccer Plays to Scoreless Tie | 9/23/2004 | See Source »

...Here's how it works: first you load your CDs, one at a time, into the CD player. It takes about five minutes to rip each disc and convert tracks into MP3s. Then each time you play a song, you can either mark it as a favorite (using the "+" button on the remote) or give it a thumbs-down (with the "-" button). The uMusic system stores your preferences, then creates customized presets that play songs you have indicated you like, as well as tunes from your collection that have a similar mood, melody or genre. It makes these calculations using...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Stereo with a Brain | 9/20/2004 | See Source »

...version, the Lifestyle 38, comes with larger speakers and a smaller drive that holds 200 hours of music. Here's how it works: first you load your CDs, one at a time, into the CD player. It takes about five minutes to rip each disc and convert tracks into MP3s. Then each time you play a song, you can either mark it as a favorite (using the "+" button on the remote) or give it a thumbs-down (with the "?" button). The uMusic system stores your preferences, then creates customized presets that play songs you have indicated you like, as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Stereo with a Brain | 9/16/2004 | See Source »

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