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...couch with a glass of liquor and inserts a photograph into a machine that looks like the bastard child of a dishwasher and a used VCR. It’s called an “Esper.” Its purpose? To vividly zoom in on any given portion of a photo, revealing clues to those who seek them. If there’s a metaphor for the experience of watching “Blade Runner,” this scene...
...leverage with advertisers.But all this is about to change. Arbitron is officially entering the 21st century and revolutionizing the ratings game with the introduction of a pager-like device called the Portable People Meter (PPM). The PPM supposedly “detects inaudible codes embedded in the audio portion of media and entertainment content delivered by broadcasters, content providers, and distributors.” The beeper-like devices are said to be more accurate, easier to use, and, according to the tech gurus at Time magazine, are one of the best inventions of the year.Despite the hype, PPMs...
...increase. To encourage participation in TFA, prestigious firms like JP Morgan and McKinsey and Company now allow graduates to defer job offers for two years in order to teach with TFA. But few follow through with their business aspirations. “It’s a very small portion of our actual alumni who are in business, around four percent,” says Joshua Z. Biber, TFA’s Boston director for new site development. Biber reports that before joining TFA, ten percent of corps members considered teaching after college. But two-thirds of corps members continue...
...with a great deal of ill will, and the existence of racist laws in our past and the popularity of quasi-nativist candidates like Pat Buchanan certainly reflect a similar “anti-other” attitude. In the past, however, xenophobia has largely been relegated to a portion of the Republican base. Today it seems to have crossed party lines. When Republican Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo says things like “[immigrants] are coming here to kill you, and you, and me, and my grandchildren,” we must wonder if this latest incarnation of anti...
...reality is that deporting 12 million undocumented workers is unfeasible. Putting them on a path to citizenship is the only responsible plan, but when President Bush tried that—although his bill certainly had its flaws—a good portion of the country stood vehemently in opposition. But if we ever hope to find a solution, now is the time for voters to shed their xenophobia and confront harsh realities...