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...uncertainty in the satellite business faze you. DISH and DirecTV are both well-funded services. They aren't about to disappear. Where I live, in San Francisco, they offer better value and a better signal than cable. To get the lowdown in your town, just ask your neighbors...
Mikkelsen hails from the Faroe Islands, population 48,000, and he rattles off the Faroe lowdown with the ease of someone who regularly must enlighten the geographically challenged: Yes, it is its own country—but unfortunately not yet a state (it was colonized by Denmark and has never fully seceded from it)—comprised of 18 islands located between Iceland and Scotland. It may be loosely considered part of Scandinavia. Indeed, Mikkelsen fits the blond-haired, clear-blue-eyed, fair-skinned stereotype and speaks Danish and English fluently in addition to Faroese—ironic, because...
...uncertainty in the satellite business faze you. DISH and DirecTV are both well-funded services. They aren't about to disappear. Where I live, in San Francisco, they offer better value and a better signal than cable. To get the lowdown in your town, just ask your neighbors...
...School time.com/techtime At TIME.com we survey the best computers, peripherals, learning applications and websites for the back-to-school crowd. We also tell you how to find the best (and most fun) educational software and where to come down on the Mac vs. PC debate. Plus, get the lowdown on how to buy an MP3 player...
Here's the lowdown. Most students (and parents) who borrow to finance education using Stafford (and PLUS) loans emerge from school with a portfolio of loans, one for each year. They don't necessarily all come from the same lender, nor are they all at the same rate. The formula for Stafford loan interest--a variable rate computed each year--is the 91-day Treasury-bill rate set in the last auction each May, plus a factor. For student loans made between July 1, 1995, and June 30, 1998, that factor is 3.1 percentage points during the repayment period...