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...surprisingly, Tower Records has also spread its abundant financial resources into non-audio products and services. It is now possible to rent videotapes from Tower, as well as to buy new releases at the priced-for-rental tag of $100. Other products include custom mailboxes, hemp necklaces, tiny pouches of "Zodiac Essence" and "Hello Kitty" pencil boxes...

Author: By Richard D. Ma, | Title: shoppin | 3/5/1998 | See Source »

...stoked the brand loyalty of more than 10,000 students. Apple peddles the eMate, a laptop created in 1996 specifically for kiddie consumers, which goes for $650. NetSchools, a company based in Mountain View, Calif., started up last year to sell one product: a $1,600 portable computer custom-built for students that comes with an infrared connection to the school's computer network, a water-resistant keyboard and a built-in security device. That's an expense still too great for many cash-strapped districts. "Schools that bought into the earlier generation of technology are stuck," says Cuban...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Learning By Laptop | 3/2/1998 | See Source »

...happens to the best of us: the realization that, academically, you are in over your head. I remember it happening to me when I signed up for an advanced physics course in high school without ever taking ordinary physics, as I followed my school's overeager custom of taking advanced courses without their prerequisites. Perhaps you are familiar with the feeling. You walk into the room on the first day of class, thinking, "Well, I've never taken a real math or science class before, but hey, I'm here to learn." As you take your seat, listening to your...

Author: By Dara Horn, | Title: Beware the 200-Level Course | 2/25/1998 | See Source »

According to custom, the ladies each received a long-stem red rose and the men a small cigar. To the distress of the security guards, the majority of the cigars were lit inside the ball-room where there were no ashtrays...

Author: By Shara R. Kay, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: First-Years Find Favor With Formal | 2/23/1998 | See Source »

Unlike most search engines, Northern Light classifies its Web and premium documents according to both subject and type. Search returns are then placed by type into custom search folders which help to narrow down the search . Unlike Yahoo, the folders are made specifically for each search and not based upon a pre-set hierarchy, Seuss says...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cambridge-Based Northern Light Named Premier Search Engine | 2/10/1998 | See Source »

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