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...musicians, the debate over what defines the Stradivarius sound and the underlying causes for this uniqueness may soon be academic, as private collectors drive the price beyond their reach. "The era when musicians could afford their own Strad is coming to an end," Ehnes says. The concert violinist Cho-Liang Lin says the Stradivarius he bought for $300,000 25 years ago is probably worth $3 million now. He points to the sale of recently deceased cellist Mstislav Rostropovich's Duport Stradivarius, which trade publications recently put at $20 million. "There's no way even a highly successful young musician...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Accidental Genius: Why a Stradivarius Sounds So Good | 2/15/2009 | See Source »

...path of something or other. A sonic boom is perfectly consistent with anything entering our atmosphere, as is a visible fireball - hence the phenomenon of the shooting star. On any other day, the Texas sightings would be dismissed as nothing more than that. Those rocks don't reach the ground because the atmosphere dispatches them neatly, and it should have no trouble digesting the satellite junk too. One way or the other, Texans - and anyone else on the ground - are probably safe. (See NASA's renderings of space...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sky Isn't Falling in Texas — Yet | 2/15/2009 | See Source »

...Word has leaked out, or has been leaked, that the Administration will propose a very large program to help homeowners who have good intentions and strong moral character make their mortgage payments if they reach the precipice of default. Reuters reports that "under the evolving plan, homes would undergo a standardized reappraisal and homeowners would face a uniform eligibility test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving the Real Estate Market by Paying the Neighbor's Mortgage | 2/13/2009 | See Source »

...over the country, there are amazing teachers trying to reach these students, some of whom have been producing astonishing success in their classrooms for decades. But there aren’t enough of them, and they can’t reach everyone. This is why my kids—every one of them behind and at risk, every one of them needing an excellent teacher—ended up with...

Author: By M. AIDAN Kelly | Title: Those Who Can, Do Teach | 2/13/2009 | See Source »

...This was the spin, the echo chamber. And this is all most Americans will know about Gregg's withdrawal: that the President was denied yet again in his attempt to reach across the partisan aisle. The real reasons for Gregg's last-minute decision were another matter. A former New Hampshire governor turned legislator, Gregg has long been his own boss. As a relative moderate, he could have held considerable sway in the tightly divided Senate. The job of Commerce Secretary, traditionally the most ceremonial and least influential Cabinet job, offered very limited potential to shape policy. And since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Gregg Jilts Obama, Washington Counts Score | 2/13/2009 | See Source »

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