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Though MCAS is a state initiative, the exam has put pressure on local schools officials, who will likely face a dilemma in 2003, when for the first time graduation will be based on passing the MCAS...
...here's the dilemma. I still haven't figured out these Asian names. Is your official name Mei Pin Phua or Phua Mei Pin? We've tried to settle this but you always change the subject with a random piece of advice like, "Do not mistake Honey Mustard for Creamy Caesar in the dining hall." So to answer your question, your father is either Mr. Mei Pin or Mr. Phua...
TAXING THE INTERNET On one side are state officials, who fear that tax-free e-commerce will erode sales-tax receipts. On the other side are dotcoms and antitax partisans, who argue that a sales tax would stifle e-commerce. The issue poses a dilemma for small businesses: though reflexively antitax, many believe dotcoms are reaping an unfair price advantage from the tax-free Web. Both Gore and Bush favor extending the moratorium but stop there. How tough is this issue? A blue-ribbon panel at press time voted 10-8 not to tax the Internet. Their recommendation has been...
...final concern is that two monopolies might be more predatory than one. While a unified Microsoft had an incentive not to lose customers by raising the prices on Office and Windows too high, the two parts of a divided Microsoft could instead face a "prisoner's dilemma" and both choose to raise prices for consumers. However, this view attributes too much strength to the Office monopoly and assumes the two "baby Bills" will not work against each other. Applications software is by nature harder to monopolize than operating systems: Word documents can be read and written by Corel's WordPerfect...
...Date a Democrat!” gal-pal Jean exclaimed, proud of herself for curing my dating dilemma. It’s true, quite a few Republicans number among my Ghosts of Guys Past. I like them because they behave like gentlemen, which is infinitely appealing...