Word: goings
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...Internet can be a pretty mean place. Yeah, totally. I get it. You don't have to touch anything or get touched. You can say anything. And that's what is cool about it. So go for it. But I'm not talking about a false impression. I definitely gave that impression because I was not comfortable. Straight up. Now that I am more comfortable with what I am doing, I'm having a better time with...
There is now a school of thought that making it harder to get a patent is a good thing, though there is hardly any agreement on how to go about limiting patents. Doing so by introducing a new classification, the machines-or-transformations test, is a bad thing, says John F. Duffy, a professor at the George Washington Law School and co-author of a brief on behalf of several technology companies. (See the best social-networking applications...
...security guard, who asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said that many of the younger guards with families would opt to go without insurance and instead pay the penalty the state requires of the uninsured...
...developed shortly after the Stonewall riots of 1969. Michael Fader, who witnessed the rebellion, later described it as a turning point in the history of the gay and lesbian community: “There was something in the air, freedom a long time overdue, and we’re going to fight for it. It took different forms, but the bottom line was, we weren’t going to go away. And we didn’t.” The violent reaction to a longstanding history of abuse and repression lent a political connotation to the practice. According...
...forged such strong characters and opinions in taking on prejudice as they made their way up France's political ladder that it is puzzling as to why Sarkozy should be surprised when they stick to their guns once they make it to the top. Indeed, Yade's willingness to go against the current is the main reason that she, like Dati before her, is such a public favorite. It's her attitude rather than her skin color that voters appreciate most. And that's an asset Sarkozy might be wise to exploit when he finalizes his cabinet changes next spring...