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| Sat, 11 Jun 2005 18:00:00 EST Mortimer B. Zuckerman: Land of opportunity |
| We are a nation of immigrants, neatly epitomized in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's ironic remark to the Daughters of the American Revolution: "Welcome, fellow immigrants." Immigrants come to America for many reasons, but mainly they come because it's the land of opportunity and upward mobility where achievement is more important than inheritance. Uprooting themselves from the familiarity of family, community, and even language and culture, they are self-selected risk-takers, which is why they tend to be hardworking, self-starting, creative, and smart. It's also why immigration has been such an economic plus for America and why so many of us look so favorably on legal immigrants. |
| Sat, 11 Jun 2005 18:00:00 EST New ways to catch as many TV shows as possible; how to fix iPod battery problems |
| They are perfect couch potato tools for those who don't have time to be a couch potato. Known as digital video recorders, these devices store TV shows on a disk drive, enabling viewers to automatically record every episode of Six Feet Under with the push of a button and also pause and rewind live TV. These popular features have enticed companies to put DVR s into everything from the boxes that unscramble your cable signal to DVD recorders. I tested some and found each variety has distinct characteristics. |
| Sat, 11 Jun 2005 18:00:00 EST Diversions |
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