The Apprentice

The Apprentice

Aug 07, 2007

S. L. Price writes about his initiation into the newspaper business. "I was, as everybody there can attest, an instant master—at overwriting, at missing deadlines, at trying to invest my stories with an importance they didn’t deserve. But with another daily paper in town, I had to hustle or lose, and fear of humiliation was only one reason I got better. The fact is, battling on a beat is one of life’s few, clear-cut, post-athletic competitive venues. Each morning, readers open up a newspaper to see who won the game. Each morning, sportswriters open up a newspaper to see which writers won the battle for the best lead, best quotes, best information, best kicker, best assessment of that game. I lost often and won some, too, and spent a bit of each day wondering if I’d be fired."

What's the story with Rockport Technologies?

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Loudspeakers
Submitted by silvertone on

I live in the Dallas area and have not found a dealer yet to hear the Mira's in person. I have heard these are just as good as the Wilson WP8's..Are these speakers as good as the hype surrounding them?

I saw an older review from JA on one of their models, but looking at the graphs it appears that the high frequencies are rolled off, hence giving a false sense of softness and warmth. Can anyone comment on the engineering quality behind this company. Many thanks in advance.

"You're Gonna Miss Me"

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Submitted by finsterlaw on

Do you guys remember the band "13th Floor Elevators"??! well, they were a popular rock band in the late 60's and i really love their music. the lead singer, roky erickson, went insane and someone did a documentary on his life today, which features a soundtrack of all his hit songs. A coworker at umg gave me the soundtrack and I really enjoyed it. the most popular is "you're gonna miss me," which the title of the dvd/soundtrack. i really recommend it, if you're into rock music or just to watch the dvd. here's the website if you want to check it out...

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