Those watts power eight subwoofers housed in a five-sided concrete box.

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When the Army Corps of Engineers built a giant new headquarters for the Navy and War Departments in record time during World War II, locals marveled at how unobtrusive the five-sided building was.

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The Tax Court sided with the IRS, as did three of five appeals courts.

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But to everyone's surprise last year, Sony and Philips unveiled a single-sided DVD with a capacity of 3.7 gigabytes, more than five times that of a music CD.

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