Word: fasters
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...reason is that separating cause and effect on Presidents and the economy is hard. Yes, over the past half-century, Democratic administrations have seen faster economic growth--and better stock-market performance--than Republican ones. But the sample size is so small that you really can't rule out luck...
...Some groups prefer to offer truncated versions of a comp that resemble applications and institute a faster selection process that culls the best prospective members without overtly discouraging participation. “We do not believe in subjecting potential editorial board members to a ‘comp,’” states the introduction to the online application for Tuesday magazine. This particular verb choice indicates just what the Editorial Board thinks of a comp...
...dancehall indie mashups—which mix every song known to the teenage girl—tend not to go over well with the MLB set that was thronging the opposite side of the street. Certainly the tight jacket I was sporting was cause to walk home a bit faster. At the very least, I expected a shout of “Pansy!” or “Queeah!” At worst, I foresaw someone from my side getting the day-glow kicked out of them, right there in front of me. And it wasn?...
...that the cookbook How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman had the best tarte tatin recipe around, and that I could find it on page 700. In a sense, Alex's message summed up my vision for the future of search: I don't just want the information faster, I want it before I even...
Created by London's Verbus Systems, the building boxes, 50% wider than standard cargo containers, are pre-fitted with bathrooms, wiring and plasterboard walls, so they require only a minimum of finishing work; the technique is proving to be 25% faster and 10% cheaper than traditional construction methods. But Verbus says the savings could be much bigger. The Uxbridge hotel wasn't originally designed for modular construction. Had it been, construction time could have been halved and costs chopped by as much as 40%. "The economics are compelling," says Verbus company director Paul Rollett. "This is a step change...