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Baker Hughes Buying Chart Industries in $13.6B Deal

Houston, TX-based oilfield services provider Baker Hughes is set to acquire Chart Industries’ in a $13.6 billion that significantly expands the former’s presence in the liquid natural gas market. The ...
The New Yorker

Mad About the Mandolin

I hadn’t touched a mandolin since adolescence, and, even then, I’d only fooled around. My wife was beside me. “Do it,” she ...
American Songwriter

On the Charts in 1984, Kenny Loggins Scored His Only No. 1 With an Infectiously Catchy Soundtrack Tune to a Kevin Bacon Blockbuster

“Footloose” knocked Van Halen’s “Jump” from the top of the Hot 100. It spent three weeks at No. 1 before being replaced by another popular film soundtrack tune, Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds (Take A ...
American Songwriter

On the Charts in 1986, Falco’s Novelty Tune About Mozart Became the First German-Language Song To Top the Hot 100

Here’s an example of one of the verses, translated into English: “He was a superstar, he was popular / He was exalted, because he had flair / He was a virtuoso, he was a rock idol / And everybody ...
IEEE

Designing an Optimal Tuned Mass Damper System for Seismic Vibrations

Abstract: Earthquake jolts are synonymous with a system under forced vibration over a short period of time. A Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) is installed onto a building to minimize the effect of these ...