Marketplace Articles

Apple unveils new technology

By Steven Keppler / Heights Senior Staff
Still riding the coattails of possibly the most iconic product of the 21st century, Apple could be looking at another breakthrough in the world of entertainment. Providing both the expected and unexpected at a press conference Tuesday in San Francisco, Apple Computer announced further developments with its popular iTunes offering, as well as plans to take the business into the living room with movies and TV, according to a write-up in The New York Times.

Patrick leads as vote nears

By Michael O'Brien / Marketplace Editor
With the sweep of a Greek drama, the events leading up to the Massachusetts democratic primary - which takes place tomorrow, Sept. 19 - show us that state elections can be as riveting as national ones. As the Boston Globe reported on Sunday, the race for governor is no longer a three-way deadlock.

Book Review: Journalist delves into CIA's post-Sept. 11 secrets

Book contains insights

By Andrew Buttaro / Heights Senior Staff
On a late November afternoon shortly after the terrorist attacks in New York and the nation's capital, George Tenet, director of the CIA, called a meeting of higher-ups to discuss some frightening news: intelligence reports suggested that some Pakistani scientists were sharing nuclear secrets with al-Qaida.

Two BC chemists discover unique catalyst

By Martin Tremwel / Reporter
Two Boston College professors received honors for recent developments in their research after they were mentioned in the September 7th edition of the prestigious science journal Nature. Professors Marc Snapper and Amir Hoveyda were credited with having developed a new catalyst - one that will help to synthesize compounds much more quickly and cheaply than had been possible in the past.

Politically Speaking: Politicians' confession too late to matter

By Andrew Buttaro / Heights Senior Staff
For the past three years, it seemed to be a plot of Shakespearean intrigue. Turns out it was much ado about nothing. At least that's all one can now conclude about the case of who leaked the name of CIA analyst Valerie Plame to columnist Robert Novak. Three years and one special prosecutor later, it turns out that the culprit was none other than former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.

Entreprenurial Edge: Innovation and creativity are necessities

By Scott Bradley
Being an entrepreneur myself, every business I have ever had, started with an idea. I was always that kid out there on the corner of the street setting up that lemonade stand. I guess you can say that I was born with the entrepreneur bug. Since then I have had small business ventures doing pitching lessons, helping people speed up their computers and eliminate pop-ups, and just recently, finished a book about my whole recruiting process that I plan to structure a business around, that deals with mentoring athletes through their entire recruiting process from high school to college.

Health and Science: Bottled water provides few benefits compared to tap

By Paul Symansky
The bottled water industry has steadily been growing ever since Perrier released one of its most persuasive ad campaigns in the mid-1970s. Claims of unsafe tap water in the 1980s and 1990s further influenced the public to make bottled water its primary source of water.

Tech Journal: A guide to viewing DVDs on your ipod

By Bryan Irace
Last Tuesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs held a press conference event known as "Showtime," where he revealed revisions for all three iPod models, the prototype for a new media center box, and the new version of iTunes. Also revealed was an overhaul to the iTunes Store, which now boasts full movie downloads with prices ranging from $9.