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Some efforts have been made towards election reform. Last week, the Florida state legislature passed a bill to replace outdated polling equipment, provide more funding for poll worker training and voter education, and create a statewide standard for manual recounts and ballot irregularities...
...warranty, I ended up picking my favorites based on cost and little niceties. The Samsung came in first for its low $499 price, uncluttered controls and tall, sturdy stand. The $599 models from Philips and IBM tied for second. IBM's setup program produced the best picture quality without manual tweaking, while the Philips made it easy to adjust settings. NEC's MultiSync1530V ($549) looked sharp, but its controls were a little less intuitive. And while the $499 Viewsonic was the sveltest of all (just 5 in. deep) and the only model with built-in speakers, its flimsy stand...
...race. A Maryland man proposed shunning large houses in favor of smaller, more energy-efficient homes--an idea a San Jacinto, Calif., homeowner put a slightly different spin on. "Many of us have small lawns that we mow with gas or electric machines," he wrote. "Why not switch to manual or push lawn mowers?" And our hearts were warmed by a Durango, Colo., woman's idea: "You didn't mention drying laundry on clotheslines. Remember getting into bed that first night after washday when sheets smelled fresh? That smell is right up there with that of baking bread...
...also includes the first legal book ever printed in England The Abridgement of Statutes, and a 1320 manuscript entitled Magna Charta cum Statutis-a medieval lawyers' manual comprised of the Magna Charta and related legal statutes...
...final chapter of his 1990 book The University: An Owner’s Manual, former Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky relates the dictum by which he became infamous in certain circles. “I was addressing the role of various groups in our community and said: ‘Remember you—the students—are here for four years; the faculty is here for life; and the institution is here forever.” Rosovsky writes how the quote became a mantra for The Crimson in those years and was soon spoofed on campus, being...