Word: dampering
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Already in place is another new and mighty technological widget: the Tuned Mass Damper (TMD), an 800,000-lb. concrete block capable of moving three feet in four directions, which greatly reduces the lightweight building's sway in a gale. Determined to make the building as energy efficient as any in existence, Citicorp consulted Robert Bell, director of research and development for Consolidated Edison, who also happened to be president of Saint Peter's and chairman of the church building committee. Says Bell today: "Citicorp, in terms of energy conservation, is one of the most...
Scott Addis cemented the Princeton victory with Tiger goal number four late in the game, putting a damper on the party the surprise team (4--1--3 before the game) has enjoyed thus...
...leads with the album's usual set of jazz instruments to weave a fluent, atriking cut. "Peg" is that cute tune to which all the top-fortyettes will bump. Peg," despite its true quality, approaches the barrier between easy-listening-jazz and disco. The "Disco Dan" concept puts a damper on the album, raising doubts as to whether or not this band will in fact "die behind the wheel...
...biggest damper on the tournament was the tawdry condition of the course itself. Crimson captain Alex Vik said, "I haven't talked to one player who had anything positive to say about that place...
...downgraded its rating of bonds issued by New York State's Municipal Assistance Corp., which was created to oversee New York City's troubled finances. The drop in the rating of the original MAC bonds from A (meaning secure) to B (meaning risky) put an immediate damper on the sale of later MAC bonds, endangering the attempts to bail out New York City...