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...states use federal education dollars more freely, including passing them along to parents in the form of vouchers for private or charter schools. But in exchange, Bush demanded mandatory state testing from grades three to eight and participation in standardized national math and science tests - a big footprint of federal interference that orthodox Republicans abhor. Bush, however, figures that a bit of Big Brother can be useful, and he figures parents, who tend to put their kids? futures ahead of slash-and-burn ideology, feel the same way. To win, Bush?d have to run to the center anyway...
...watts per channel, has "virtual" Dolby Digital (which simulates five-speaker "surround sound") and has a digital signal processor that allows one-button access to a variety of preset audio mixes. CD players have been offering that last feature for a while--you can simulate the echoey acoustic footprint of a church, for instance, or a jazz club, a movie theater or a concert hall. Another setting is designed for gamers, making explosions boomier and ray guns zappier. Technophiles will also like the dynamic-range adjustment, which makes loud sounds softer and soft sounds louder--a handy feature...
...networks don't seem too worried that their Kelley shows are going to suffer from his increased fecundity. ABC Entertainment president Jamie Tarses, who will be depending on him for Snoops and The Practice, says, "We have David's guarantee that he's going to be there creating the footprint for [Snoops], getting it to the place where it's everything that he wants it to be. And frankly that's enough for us." CBS's Leslie Moonves agreed to renew Chicago Hope when Kelley offered to refocus the show, write a few episodes and oversee production. "For me," says...
Suddenly a new world unfolded before me. Where once was the boringly familiar Windows desktop, now was something that looked like the footprint of a four-toed gnome. Where does the footprint lead? What are the pitfalls ahead? I'll let you know when I find...
...interpolated"--spyspeak for guessed--"this building was the building at that address, when in fact it was the embassy." Not only had the Chinese had the bad fortune to build their new embassy near the Yugoslav arms office, but the buildings resembled each other when seen from above. "The footprint described on the map was accurate," a senior U.S. intelligence official says. "There's no definable signature on this building that would scream 'Embassy!'" Linking the photograph and its coordinates to the map was the second mistake...