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Still, it's doubtful he'll stray much from the recipe that has brought him so much success in the Caribbean. Take Haiti, for example. Digicel's due diligence consisted of ceo Colm Delves driving around the capital of Port-au-Prince for three hours. He concluded that the nation had a rich cash economy, and O'Brien quickly committed $130 million. That money went first to a massive marketing campaign. Next, Digicel began to sells its phones, all brand-name models, for less than half the price of its closest competitor. It even gave some away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Entrepreneurs: The Cell Islands | 11/12/2006 | See Source »

...this album. But just when it seems that it’s all going downhill, hope surfaces again with “ODB, Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” one of the most whacked-out love duets in recent memory. ODB howls like a stray dog over Macy Gray’s breathy hook and Damon Elliot’s slick production, delivering lines that no other rapper could successfully spit: after cataloguing, for Macy’s benefit, a number of after-dark outdoor sex acts, ODB suggests that they could...

Author: By Tom C. Denison, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NEW MUSIC: ODB | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

...weren't suckers for what's called neoteny--features like large eyes, an oversize head and a gumdrop nose that signal babyness. We swoon at such traits in people and animals, which is one evolutionary explanation for why we rush to the aid of a lost child or stray puppy instead of, you know, eating them. Stanford University studies showed that the same area of the brain that responds to faces also processes objects like cars and sculptures, explaining the huggable appeal of the VW Beetle and the porcelain cherub...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Facing Realities | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...when you don’t execute.” Even Harvard’s lone powerplay goal of the game required some assistance from Dartmouth. Senior forward Ryan Maki fired a shot towards the Big Green goal from the left faceoff circle that seemed as if it would stray wide right, but the puck caromed off Glass’ skate and past netminder Mike Devine at 11:12 of the second period. The score cut Dartmouth’s lead to 3-2, but that was all the luck the Crimson would get, as Devine shut out Harvard...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Offense, power play stall in 2006-07 debut of Harvard hockey | 10/30/2006 | See Source »

Pollen As bees collect pollen for food, they also act as sex workers, scattering stray grains among male and female flower parts, allowing the plants to reproduce Compound eyes (2) Simple eyes (3) Antennae THORAX HEAD ABDOMEN Wax secretion Nerve center Poison sac Hindgut Pollen basket Honey stomach Midgut Heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Buzz on Bees | 10/29/2006 | See Source »

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