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...aspire to claim world leadership in the realm of energy," he told his Security Council late last month. Russia even justifies the Ukrainian gas price increases by saying that it is simply demanding a long-overdue market rate. Moreover, Putin is taking steps to ensure that Russia remains in favor with international investors. On Dec. 23, he signed a law that allows foreigners to acquire up to 49% of state-controlled gas and oil company Gazprom. And Rosneft, the Russian firm that acquired the key assets of Yukos, is currently planning a public offering...
...Harvard. The Bearcats opened the second half with a 14-7 run, capped off by a trey by sophomore guard Laura Sario, to close the gap to only three, 48-45, with over 14 minutes remaining. Although the momentum seemed to be swinging to Binghamton’s favor, Harvard answered with two free throws from Hallion and three pointer by senior Laura Robinson—who notched 12 points in the game—to stretch the Crimson lead back to eight...
...Such programs, called spyware, run on your PC behind the scenes and perform a range of functions, from the nasty to the merely annoying. Some versions of spyware, called adware, monitor surfing habits and report back to advertisers; others insinuate themselves as browser toolbars and deliver "search results" that favor marketers. And then there are the keyloggers, which are designed to record your keystrokes as you type, potentially collecting your bank account passwords and credit card numbers and transmitting them back to a central server. "The amount of spyware out there has grown significantly, and it's gotten more malicious...
...Well, sort of. "Let's just say they did themselves a favor by coming back this quickly," says commuter Steven...
...requests, who are banned from ever speaking about them, should be able to meaningfully challenge this gag order in court. In the version of the Patriot Act under discussion, recipients can argue against the gag order, but the court must accept a government official’s testimony in favor of secrecy as conclusive. Harvard’s Senior Director of Federal and State Relations Kevin Casey said he was glad there has been debate over these sections of the act. Since the original Patriot Act was passed hastily in the shadow of September 11, Casey said, a reevaluation...