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...their latest EP, Indestructible Object, their first release since their June 2002 album No! The two Johns, Linnell and Flansburgh make up maybe the only 20 year-old band which is both extremely talented and as harebrained as Spinal Tap. They even have a 24-hour music hotline, Dial-A-Song, offering updates and samples of their music...
...before the presidential election, the American public is itching to vote for something--anything. Fox's American Idol is still taking calls, as are clones like the USA Network's Nashville Star. But the plebiscite frenzy has gone far beyond these amateur-hour extravaganzas. You can hardly turn the dial without running into another opportunity to make your vote count, for something or other. --By Elizabeth L. Bland...
...usually put on lipstick before making a phone call, but this time was different. I was placing my first video phone call over the Internet. Although video chatting online has been possible for years, it has not been very practical. That's because most people used dial-up modems, which don't have enough bandwidth to transmit video well. But now that more than a third of all Internet users have DSL or cable-modem connections, online video quality is finally up to snuff, if not exactly Emmy worthy. There's also a low-cost program that makes video chatting...
...happened after other recessions, but this shift is different. To some extent, companies are gun-shy about committing to full-time workers and the attendant fringe benefits. Instead of rushing to expand their computer systems and hiring people to maintain them, firms are keeping their outsourcing companies on speed dial...
...YORK At $9,350, Patek Philippe's classic Calatrava watch is not really a steal, but it's the company's best seller. Formal details like the white dial make it more suited to lunch at Patroon than a stroll on the East Hampton beach...