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...this was not another attempt by President Faust to promote community in a yard space. And no, this wasn't your standard upholstery, the kind that makes you itchy all over. These particular pieces of furniture—along with the lazy cat and the sleeping dog lying around them—were made of snow...

Author: By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Latest in Furniture Trends | 1/23/2010 | See Source »

...enough," wrote one. "I'm guessing it's because all the people who tested the software were white," wrote another. HP declined to comment on their methods for testing the webcam or how involved they were in designing the software, but they did say the software was based on "standard algorithms." Often, the manufacturers of the camera parts will also supply the software to well-known brands, which might explain why HP isn't the only company whose cameras have exhibited an accidental prejudice against minorities, since many brands could be using the same flawed code. TIME tested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Face-Detection Cameras Racist? | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

...others, such as T. Rowe Price Group and John Hancock Funds, are preparing to roll out similar funds, all in an effort to go head-on against actively managed mutual funds. "It's clearly a category that's attracting more interest among ETF providers and mutual-fund companies," says Standard & Poor's Tom Graves. "It combines the characteristics of a passive, index-based ETF with that of an actively managed mutual fund." (See pictures of the stock-market crash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exchange-Traded Funds: The Hidden Risks | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

...finest—is, in fact, the star of this show. The focus here is not on style, but on the people: the community, the nuclear family, and the conflicts that tear them both apart. Esbjornson remains faithful to the playwright’s masterful work, providing the standard Midwestern backyard set and then letting the sparks fly between his skilled actors...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Esbjorson Does Ample and Timely Justice to Classic Miller | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

...campaign. But he is also a 30-year veteran of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, and his service figured prominently in his campaign. He won his first election as a local tax assessor in 1992 and was elected to the state senate in 2004. His politics tend to be standard conservative on issues like taxes and guns, but he supports Roe v. Wade and in 2007 earned a 100% rating from the Massachusetts Audubon Society...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mass Mutiny: How Scott Brown Shook the Political World | 1/21/2010 | See Source »

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