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...like that; you might compare it to Hindemith because it has a lot of counterpoint, but it has a much sweeter tonality--all these things interlocking." Perhaps the uniqueness of the sound, and the connections it makes will allow it to be the "moderately preformed opera in the American circuit" that Allanbrook Jr. hopes for. It would seem a mistake to miss the world premeire, but if all goes as planned, you'll be able to catch Ethan again at a later date...
...went through Georgia on a fast train, and now Billy Joe Shaver is storming into Somerville. This hero of the hillbilly music circuit is headlining with his son Eddy in an all-acoustic show supporting his new album Victory. It will be a fantastic show, whether you are a displaced Southerner or a Yankee searching for a taste of low culture. 8 p.m., Johnny D's Uptown, 17 Holland St., Davis Square, Somerville. 776-2004. $12 cover...
...deeds at the heart of their case. Justice began its antitrust campaign against Microsoft with a straightforward claim that the company was guilty of improperly "bundling" its Internet Explorer browser into its popular Windows software. Judge Jackson bought the argument, but it was shot down by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals--a reversal that Microsoft viewed as decisive. Justice is now making a more wide-ranging argument that there is a pervasive pattern of Microsoft's using its monopoly on PC operating software--Windows--to coerce other companies to do its bidding in a broad array of other business...
...pinning anticompetitive actions on Gates directly, Justice can show that those actions had the endorsement of the company itself, and were not carried out by rogue underlings. Personalizing the case also gets Justice out of an ideological quandary. The appeals courts that will probably hear this case--the D.C. Circuit and the Supreme Court--are fairly conservative on antitrust cases. The less the Microsoft case seems to be about antitrust doctrine and the more it is packaged as an attempt to rein in the behavior of a predatory company and CEO, the better Justice is likely to fare on appeal...
When Jesse ("The Body") Ventura starred on the professional wrestling circuit in the 1970s and '80s, he was usually cast as the bad guy. Decked out in a feather boa, sequins and the kind of oversize designer glasses Elton John made famous, the 6-ft. 4-in. Ventura would flex his muscles, glower at opponents and spit out such gems of wrestling wisdom as, "Win if you can, lose if you must, but ALWAYS cheat...