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...glimpse the elusive nature of the swing state voter. Some residents simply aren’t registered—one man, who appeared completely apathetic at first, warmed up when Jordan C. Ford ’08 offered him information on voter registration. Others are wary of the constant stream of political operatives who flood their state each year, mumbling a refusal (“I’m not interested, sorry”; “I don’t discuss my vote”) before slamming the door...
...over” he whisper-sings in the latter. In “Shooting Star,” reserved anger manifests itself through a screeching, treble-heavy and flanged guitar-line intro: ”You’ll make the scene like you always do / Going up stream down the avenue / To fuck some trophy boy that you’ll win tonight...
Remote Control Most high-end TV remotes are too complicated for mere mortals to hook up. The Philips RC9800i is a tad easier to configure, thanks to an automated setup function. Wi-fi networking allows you to stream music from a PC to the device and even snag TV listings online...
...fire fighters can download the floor plans of burning buildings while they're on the way to the scene, right down to the room where the oily rags are stored. In the next few months the city is planning to give fire fighters clip-on webcams that can stream video back to the fire truck from inside a towering inferno. ("Instead of the fire hose dousing the building with water, you're dousing it with 10 megabit!" exults Stalter, sounding like he's running for office...
Some parents seal the deal by holding the mortgage. "The benefit of not taking all the cash up front is twofold," says Jan Culver, a CPA and senior vice president for McDonald Financial Group Trust Services. "Assuming the kids are reliable about making payments, this gives parents a steady stream of retirement income at a fixed rate of interest, which is a lot less risky than taking a lump sum and investing it in the stock market. It can also potentially save money for the kids because the rate of interest that must be charged on a private loan...