An electric guitar and skateboard hang on the walls of the more casual Reaction room.

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Another door downstairs to the left of the foyer opens into a more casual living room for Mr. Gouw and his family, with a grand piano, a large-screen television, a sofa and coffee table.

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Even younger residents drop off-the-cuff references to figures like Paul Revere in their casual bar-room banter.

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Opening up the social games that are popular on the iPhone and iPod touch to an audience in the living room could let Apple make a grab for the casual gamers that make the Nintendo Wii so popular.

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His attitude, wised-up and casual, holds the movie together, but he gives the other actors plenty of room, and many of them get brilliant bits of shtick to sink their teeth into.

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