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...hideaway.” But these instances are notable chiefly for their rarity.A much more representative example of the songwriting comes from “Cue the Elephants”: “The morning belonged to the grapefruit / Ripe in the gold Roman sun.” This kind of pretension is more grating even than that of “South China Moon” and, once again, represents the genre at its worst. An isolated instance of clever wordplay does not an Elvis Costello make. That is not to say that “Grr?...
...progress, using new techniques to repair five pieces from a mural cycle sent by Mark Rothko to Harvard in the 1960s. The murals, which were one of only three made, were displayed for almost a quarter of a century in the penthouse of the Holyoke Center. But overexposure to sun on this light-sensitive paint caused the mural’s color to dramatically change—the vivid crimsons turned into tepid blues. As a result, these pieces are now displayed only once every decade. Although many thought Rothko’s murals were irreparably damaged, Senior Conservation Scientist...
...talks to buy server company Sun (JAVA). Sun has had a difficult time making it all alone. It sits in fourth or fifth place in terms of market share. Giants like Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) top that list. Sun has no chance of ever making it to one of the top three spots. The company has already fired thousands of people, so it is lean, maybe too lean to grow. IBM has been watching Hewlett-Packard become a more formidable competitor. And, Cisco (CSCO) recently said it would get into the high-end server business. The number of huge companies that...
...Sun's stock is way down. Before the rumor about an IBM deal hit the news, Sun traded at $5, less than a third of its 52-week high. What was lost in the commotion about the buyout was that Sun's shares had moved from $3.84 to $5 in just six trading days. Most of that increase was due to the rally in the overall market. And, if the market keeps going up, the price of potential acquisitions is going to get more expensive, even if the underlying businesses of the targets has not changed...
...learn today? It would seem like a few of the crappy houses really worked to ensure its newest residents didn't burst into tears by dousing them with house spirit, while the awesome houses kept it tranquil and let the others have their moment in the sun. And Winthrop...well, it continues to be Winthrop. FlyBy has to sign off, though, there are more important things to attend...