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...This heir to the Windows OS throne and prince of vaporware ("due" in '94) is slated for a 1998 debut...
...early days of the race, Kerry, buoyed by his recent marriage to multi-millionaire Theresa Heinz, the heir of the Heinz ketchup fortune, easily out-spent Weld and jumped to the early lead...
...essence of Harvard University lies not in the history or the walls of the institution itself, with all of the imperfections that brick is heir to, but in what William James called "the invisible Harvard," the one "in the souls of her more truth-seeking and independent and often very solitary sons...
...their mother, acquired enormous power within the ruling family. Prince Sultan and Prince Naif, for example, head up the Ministries of Defense and Interior. Before they allow Fahd to pass from the scene, these men want their privileges assured. In particular, Sultan wants Abdullah to designate him the next heir apparent, his right by tradition. Says a source: "The Fahd faction is saying, 'O.K., he goes, but not until our positions are safe and secure.'" Thus Fahd's departure will be a sign that the negotiations about who holds power in the new Saudi era will have concluded...
...child who inherited the greatest share of Billy's gift." It is obvious that no one--not herself nor her father nor his organization--even considered Lotz to be the one to whom the "mantle may be passed." Instead it was forced on the son, the rightful male heir, according to some patriarchal notion of manifest destiny. Perhaps today's preachers should be as mindful of nurturing the full potential of their people, regardless of gender, as they are of saving their souls. CHRISTINE TRIEBERT South Newfane, Vermont...