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There’s something both charming and surprisingly relatable about four guys from Versaille, a tiny town only minutes outside of Paris, characterizing the musical offerings of their childhood as on par with, say, life on Venus, or China during the cultural revolution. As guitarist Laurent “Branco” Brancowitz cryptically explains, “The thing about being French is that everything that’s good is far away, and thus more magical. Anything that’s far is hazy, and anything that’s hazy is better... That?...
Idaho's central boiler is heated by burning wood to temperatures approaching 2,000°F, performing on par with what is called Advanced Wood Combustion (AWC) technology developed in Europe. "AWC is so clean and safe that AWC systems are commonly deployed in the midst of picture-perfect European towns and villages," says Daniel Richter, professor of soils and forest ecology at Duke University. They are different from ordinary plants that generate electricity by burning wood. In a piece in the journal Science last March, Richter wrote that 90% of the solar energy stored in wood is transformed into...
Jesse Eisenberg looks just like Mark Zuckerberg. Cute, nerdy, curly brown hair, you know. His acting skills are not as up to par, though they do go well with any awkward young character to play. In Adventureland, his most recent movie, which he headlined, he blinks and stares at the girl he likes (and who likes him) as he haltingly confesses to getting a bit serious on a date with someone else last week...
Naturally, the transition from in-person to online isn't without its hiccups. Fuzzy transmissions, dropped calls (especially on wireless networks) and unusual disruptions are all par for the course. Tip No. 1: Get your dog out of barking range before you start the interview. (We'll return to the pointers in a bit.) (See pictures of the history of the cell phone...
...Katie Sylvan, who bettered a score of 78 on the first day by one stroke on the second day, to finish with a final tally of 155 (78-77-155). The Southern California native placed third overall on the weekend, just a shot back of the lead on the par-72 course...