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Depending on your long-distance provider, that stranger with the thick accent may not be a telemarketer or a prank caller. Skype, whose software lets users make free phone calls over the Internet, has become the hot download among young Asians--with 45,000 new Chinese users signing on each day. And many of them are practicing their English by making random calls to fellow Skype users in the U.S. The company, which has 66 million registered subscribers in more than 200 countries, includes language preferences in every user's profile, and last year started offering a "Skype Me" mode...
...first outlet in the south-of-the-River Thames neighborhood of Clapham in 2001 and soon expanded to eight locations scattered around London - see www.gbkinfo.co.uk for all addresses. Seating is at contemporary dark-wood tables and booths, and a giant chalkboard displays the menu. Faithful customers order the thick, 160-g burgers ground from juicy Aberdeen Angus beef and laid on freshly baked, preservative-free sourdough rolls, which can be topped with 12 combinations of exotic cheeses and sauces, such as spicy satay, aged Stilton or mango and ginger. The menu also offers lamb, venison and chicken burgers and three...
...even more interesting together.”The Carpenter Center’s main lecture hall reached capacity 30 minutes before the event began, and the line outside stretched to the steps leading to Quincy Street. Audience members ranged from middle-aged Cantabrigians to hipster students sporting thick-framed, Daniel Liebeskind-style glasses.Though Lin is a true-blue Yalie—she earned two degrees in architecture in New Haven and is an alumni fellow of the Yale Corporation—she’s no stranger to Cambridge. Lin began taking classes at the Harvard Graduate School of Design...
Years of experience may not be the ultimate arbiter of successful leadership, but certainly steadfastness and a willingness to stick with the work through thick and thin means a great deal. We know John and Tara, and when faced with failings and shortcomings in the Council, they are not quitters—they learn from mistakes, work to fix problems, and move forward...
...Koch Records)3.5/5 StarsTalib Kweli used to be inextricably linked with the NYC vibe of a Brooklyn block party, the backpacker haven Rawkus Records, the warm, thick voice of his old partner Mos Def, and the coolly meditative guitars and pianos DJ Hi-Tek brought to all his productions. But now, Rawkus is gone, the New York hip-hop scene is in hibernation, the old Mos Def is AWOL (lost to Hollywood and bad concept albums), and Hi-Tek produces worthless album tracks for G-Unit and 213. Since 2004’s crossover flop...