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...relationship with IDG, which runs the Macworld trade show, for years. John Gruber, who runs the well-sourced Apple blog, Daring Fireball, said in an email that he's inclined to accept the press release at face value: "I think that the set-in-stone scheduling of Macworld Expo has always been a thorn in Apple's side. "January looks worse and worse as a month for major announcements," he said. "They need to make big announcements *before* the holiday quarter, not after...
...100th career point. Husky Jody Sydor got the puck in the power play, taking it straight through the Harvard defense to Thibault, who then slammed it just under junior goaltender Christina Kessler’s skate. “Defensively, we were inconsistent,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said. “We didn’t play great defense. We allowed UConn to have more time and space to make better decisions.” “It’s really frustrating,” tri-captain Sarah Vaillancourt said. “We have...
When Weezer released their second album, “Pinkerton,” in 1996, it was voted the second worst album of the year by the readers of Rolling Stone. This is strange considering that “Pinkerton” is now regarded as one of the best albums of the 90s and worshipped by many of the fans who detested it so much after a first listen. People don’t like it when their favorite bands develop and move in different directions, particularly when they evolve from classic pop songs to deeper and more troubling...
Stronger concrete translates into significant gains for the environment because it can be applied more thinly, consuming considerably fewer raw materials than regular concrete. (The basic mixture includes cement, stone or other aggregate and water.) Moreover, concrete has some properties that make it intrinsically energy-efficient when used in buildings. It insulates well because it's poured and thus doesn't let in wind and water. Its density also means that it stores heat during the day and releases it at night, making it possible to save on air-conditioning and heating. Architects including Ferrier are playing with such possibilities...
...Pitchfork “Top 500 Songs” Book—Apparently, in the rush to become our generation’s Rolling Stone, the indie-crit tastemaker inadvertently bypassed the righteous Lester Bangs/Hunter Thompson years and landed somewhere in the mire of that magazine’s bloated, self-parodying culture-factory era. And when did the hipsters get coffee tables? 4. The Google Android Phone—What do you want for Christmas, Johnny? An iPhone? Well let me tell you what Uncle Cliff’s going to do for you. No, don?...