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...about a third as much energy as old-school incandescent bulbs, last many times as long and can save consumers an average of $50 over the life of a bulb. But the light that standard CFLs give off doesn't seem inviting, they can't be used with a dimmer, and they take way too long to turn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Better Bulbs | 8/3/2009 | See Source »

...ropostale has won because of price. So if teens are shopping at cheaper places or permitting their parents to buy clothes from these outlets, does that mean teens, like, get it? Are they fully aware that their summer-job prospects are dim, that their parents' employment prospects may be dimmer and that it's unfair to guilt Mom and Dad into spending money on expensive clothes? Are kids these days actually acting responsibly? "More than ever, we're seeing that teens are responding to value," says Jeffrey Klinefelter, an equity-research analyst at Piper Jaffray who has written a semiannual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Reach Teens in a Recession? Ask Aéropostale | 6/21/2009 | See Source »

...this time around, and the result is a safe, predictable work that obeys genre conventions without challenging them. “Grr…” always keeps the listener mildly engaged while making no real impact. This pattern is established on the first track, “Dimmer,” which opens with soft, driving bass and percussion before moving into a self-deprecating account of Rudder’s insecurities. All of it—the theme, the frail and vulnerable vocals, the clean production and the reliance on pop form—play to expectations...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bishop Allen | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

...haven’t given up hope they can launch Gen Ed with a bang,” Simmons said. “I haven’t given up hope. It’s a slightly dimmer hope, but I think it can still happen...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kicking the Core to the Curb | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

...haven’t given up hope they can launch Gen Ed with a bang,” Simmons said. “I haven’t given up hope. It’s a slightly dimmer hope, but I think it can still happen...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Engendering Gen Ed | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

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