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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...
When Ukrainians go to the polls this January, they will be choosing between Yushchenko, his prime minister and former partner, Yulia Tymoshenko, and Viktor Yanukovych, Yushchenko’s rival in the last election, along with 15 others. The lack of clarity on how much power the president can actually exercise has been cited as a major factor in the split between Yuschenko and Timoshenko. Whether Ukraine elects a leader who will try to move in a more authoritarian direction or one who is more willing to work with the prime minister and parliament will undoubtedly be a major factor...
Wheeler’s statistics did not go unnoticed, but according to Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, last night’s game was not indicative of the co-captain’s full potential...