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...working. The same day Mandelson announced the suspension, the body in charge of decommissioning reported "valuable progress" from the I.R.A.'s representative, who declared that the group will now "consider how to put arms and explosives beyond use." That was too elliptical to keep Mandelson from pulling the plug, but it offers hope for a relatively short hiatus...
Even better, HFASCS has set next fall as the target date for the introduction of "roaming" ethernet on campus. No frustratingly long lines at Lamont to check e-mail; all you have to do is take your laptop and plug it in to the nearest available jack. This will give students the flexibility to do research and access the Internet from their own computers at libraries and in study areas. Moreover, it will do away with the supremely annoying process by which each student has to individually register connections at the beginning of the school year...
...idea of government quietly taking a hand in shaping TV programs is also one of those slippery slopes. If Washington can offer financial incentives to work antidrug dialogue into Drew Carey, why not induce NYPD Blue to have Sipowicz plug gun control every time he plugs a suspect? Even worse, depending on who runs Congress, Buffy the Vampire Slayer could end up pro-life one season and pro-choice the next...
LIGHTWEIGHT Not only is the new 600x1200-dpi scanner from Canon compact, light (3.3 lbs.) and easy to use, but it's powered solely by a USB connection, so you don't have to plug yet another cord into the wall. A front button offers one-touch scanning. Available by March...
...Alanis Morissette, who remained on a stool for her act, performing a number of her ballads including "Ironic," "You Learn" and "That I Would Be Good." Amber, the newest artist among the performers, followed Morissette and made the most of her moment in the spotlight. Using the opportunity to plug her new album, she passed out advertising postcards and performed a large repertoire of her new songs. Perhaps she dragged on a bit too long--the audience shared little of her enthusiasm. But she redeemed herself with her closing performance of "Sexual," introducing the number with a plug for fewer...