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...Harvard community will soon enter a period of mourning for that loveable headphone-wearing cat who will now, slowly but surely, disappear from desktops across campus into extinction. Yes, the death knell of Napster has at last come, much to the chagrin of the undergraduate community. By affirming the illegality of downloading copyrighted music, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week all but guaranteed that Napster will soon be nothing more than a fond memory. But while the court's decision has been lauded by the recording industry as a moral triumph, we cannot help but wonder whether...
...stupid endeavor." That's an interesting choice of adjective, coming from a man who has spent millions of dollars trying to clone a 13-year-old dog named Missy. So far, he and his team have not succeeded, though they have cloned two calves and expect to clone a cat soon. They just might succeed in cloning Missy this spring--or perhaps not for another five years. It seems the reproductive system of man's best friend is one of the mysteries of modern science...
...genuine or seeming ad-lib; sometimes he'd use it like a mantra. In January 1950 Louis Armstrong, a guest on Bing's radio show, remarked that he had just concluded a tour of Scandinavia. Did you "Skol" much? asked Bing. Satchmo's reply: "I was the skolinest cat in town." Bing loved this exchange so much he cited it in his autobiography "Call Me Lucky" and inserted it as Crosby-Armstrong repartee in "High Society...
...easier. Then again, as long as civilian casualties were avoided, the air strikes may not do much damage either. Washington will be working the phones Friday, ensuring that Arab allies understand that the U.S. sees the latest strikes simply as business-as-usual in the ongoing cat-and-mouse game over the "no fly" zones. Obviously, Saddam is well aware of the dangers that arise for U.S. policy when missiles are flying. Iraqi TV immediately announced Friday that three children had been killed in the air raids. And the dictator may even be tempted to actually escalate behavior that prompts...
...unspecified percentage levy on any legal fees beyond a "reasonable amount." At the time, he pointed to current taxes on golden-parachute severance packages and the salaries of non-profit-organization CEOs, which can run up to 200 percent (!) if the overhanging money isn't returned by the fat cat...