BUSINESS
By PETER H. LEWIS and PETER H. LEWIS,New York Times News Service | April 15, 1991
There is a fuzzy dividing line between personal computers and a class of computers known as workstations, and the boundary is constantly drifting upward as PCs become more powerful.In general, though, a workstation can be defined as a single-user computer that is more powerful than the fastest PC, but not as powerful as the minicomputers used by businesses to run entire departments.Workstations are typically used for such specialized tasks as computer-aided design and engineering, scientific modeling, financial analysis and the manipulation of complex graphics in advanced desktop publishing.
NEWS
By Diane Mullaly | July 2, 1995
25 Years Ago (Week of June 21-27, 1970)* An overflow crowd attending a concert by The Who at Merriweather Post Pavilion caused a massive traffic jam in the area. It was estimated that the crowd, which spilled over into Symphony Woods, numbered about 20,000. This was about 40 percent more than the capacity of the pavilion.* The Wilde Lake Board of Directors voted to fill a board vacancy with a teen-ager, so that the views of the younger members of the community would be represented.50 Years Ago (Week of June 24-30, 1945)
BUSINESS
May 11, 1997
Prospective homebuyers and renters who have questions about the area they are thinking of moving into may find the answers in Neighborhood I.D. from Advicon LLC in White Plains, in Charles County.Neighborhood I.D. reports contains demographic information for a one-mile radius surrounding the address customers are considering moving to. Reports can also be ordered by street intersection, ZIP code, town or city, census tract or county.The National Association of Realtors says, "It is unlawful for real estate professionals to encourage or discourage the purchase or rental of a home because of the racial, ethnic or religious dTC composition of a neighborhood.
NEWS
By Artika Rangan and Artika Rangan,SUN STAFF | July 25, 2004
The hunt for the dangerous gasoline additive MTBE, which is contaminating wells in the Upper Crossroads area of Fallston, is expanding in geographical extent, in testing techniques and in sources suspected as a cause of the problem. Some residents of the area are not satisfied with the progress of the state testing program and have hired private contractors to examine their wells. When Darrin Ryan of Fallston had his well tested privately for methyl tertiary butyl ether, or MTBE, he was alarmed by the findings.
NEWS
By Artika Rangan and Artika Rangan,SUN STAFF | July 25, 2004
The hunt for the dangerous gasoline additive MTBE, which is contaminating wells in the Upper Crossroads area of Fallston, is expanding in geographical extent, in testing techniques and in sources suspected as a cause of the problem. Some residents of the area are not satisfied with the progress of the state testing program and have hired private contractors to examine their wells. When Darrin Ryan of Fallston had his well tested privately for methyl tertiary butyl ether, or MTBE, he was alarmed by the findings.
BUSINESS
By Lorraine Mirabella and Lorraine Mirabella,lorraine.mirabella@baltsun.com | May 14, 2009
A development boom that revitalized huge swaths of downtown Baltimore this decade slowed last year, with plans scaled back or delayed amid the recession and tightened credit markets. Vacancies increased 2 percent in downtown offices, and about 1,000 jobs were lost, the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore says in a report to be unveiled Thursday. Job losses are expected to continue mounting this year as layoffs continue in the financial services sector. But even as 2009 promises to be a tougher year, the State of Downtown Baltimore report makes the case that downtown is better positioned now than it was in the early 1990s to weather a recession and likely to fare better than some harder hit parts of the country.