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...only member of his Administration who has made much of an impression, either way, on those polled. Of the 52% who had an opinion about Vice President George Bush, 83% view him positively. Treasury Secretary Donald Regan and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger also made positive impressions. Interior Secretary James Watt, on the other hand, has a very divided rating (54% positive, 46% negative...
...only the audio that dampened my film appreciation. In a cozy apartment near Dupont Circle, the 12-watt subwoofer was okay, but there wasn't enough power or clarity coming from the built-in 5.6-watt speakers. The good news there is that the Cinego has analog and digital audio outputs, so you can connect your own stereo pair, or even a 5.1-surround sound amp and speakers if you like. But then you'd lose the ability to watch-and-dash (or, at home, watch-and-stash). In the morning, to my host's chagrin, I packed everything back...
...East European cities, despite restoration efforts, still present a gray, depressing sight: unpainted buildings, dingy streets, understocked shops. In the Rumanian capital, Bucharest, queues at food stores form at 3:30 a.m., and "energy police" roam the streets to make sure no one is burning more than one 25-watt light bulb at night . Poland is an even worse basket case, plagued by perennial food shortages and a foreign debt of $27 billion...
...welcome it?after all, the interlopers brought along some really cool stuff. Local artisans copied and reinterpreted foreign objects, and wealthy Chinese connoisseurs were entombed with their collections so that they could continue to enjoy them even in the afterlife. Those that have surfaced, writes James C. Y. Watt, who curated the exhibit for its first run at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York last fall, reveal "a wondrous world born of an ancient civilization and transformed by the acceptance of the many cultures that came into its orbit...
WHAT'S COOL A sturdy unit that works with XM ($10 a month), it delivers deep, rich sound through 7-watt tweeters and a 15-watt bass speaker. One thoughtful touch: a built-in rechargeable battery, good for up to 12 hours of life...