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...these misconceptions the fact that people are listening to music for longer periods of time - today's long-lasting batteries can crank out music for 15 hours or more - and it's no wonder that the risk of hearing loss is increasing. But perhaps so is the concern. In 2006 a Louisiana man filed suit against Apple, claiming that iPods are "not sufficiently adorned with adequate warnings regarding the likelihood of hearing loss." Soon after, health authorities in France demanded increased safety measures. So the company, based in Cupertino, Calif., revised its software to set the maximum volume...
...repair trade is delivering positive numbers even to the wrecked automobile industry. Since consumers can't afford a new car right now, they are holding on to their old ones longer. During December, for example, the average trade-in time for cars was 6.3 years, compared with 5.7 years in 2007. These rides often need repairs to stay alive. "Overall, our members are saying they are seeing a revenue increase," says Angie Wilson, vice president of marketing and communications for the Automotive Service Association, which represents 8,000 independent car-repair shops in the U.S. According to an association survey...
...ominous repeated notes on the piano are joined by guitars and a hit of the cymbals, the combination of which then escalate to a mass of sound that is at once harmonious and overwhelming. Just when the threshold is near, it comes back down, daring you to listen again.The longer songs on the album, such as “Iris Unveiled” and “Halcyon Days” are symphonic in scale. “Iris Unveiled,” for example, starts with an upbeat, in-your-face crescendo into a catchy riff, accompanied by lyrics...
...distraction of the slot machines and the desire not to see beyond the superficial dazzle of it all. Now, there’s nothing left to conceal the flaws.And Morrissey, the one-time lead singer of 80s superstars, The Smiths, suffers acutely from this exposed condition. No longer the international sex symbol of his twenties, Morrissey’s sexuality is not the burning issue it once may have been. No longer the ringleader of iconoclastic innovators, he’s the frontman for only his overindulged self. No longer politically relevant, he can pontificate on matters of state...
...things are organized.” Lichtman’s group recently mapped only the second “connectome”—a group of neurons dedicated to a single function—in history. The image showed neurons for a particular mouse muscle were inexplicably longer than necessary—strongly suggesting an alternative use for the pathway.The brainbow’s bursts of color belie what its creators say is a revolutionary potential to solve the mysteries of the mind.“I think it holds the promise of changing how we look...