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...satisfaction in the anecdote preceding Chapter 6 which concerns the nature of intellectual property on the Internet. Though the event detailed bears little apparent relation to a concept as abstract as intellectual possession, the specifics of Dyson's meeting with Bill Gates, Vice-President Al Gore '69, and 99 high-level CEOs at Gates's own home--including a captivating description of a glassblower hired as entertainment for the occasion--eventually lead to the topic of singularity of experience, which follows the subject of intellectual property and its protection. This combination of nonchalant discussion and highly authoritative philosophizing pervades...
Once the White House got interested, the Teamsters refused to let go. Union political director Bill Hamilton described the high-level effort in a March 27 memo, noting Ickes informed him that Kantor "agreed to use his discretionary authority to try to convince the CEO of that company that they should settle the dispute," said the memo, first revealed by the Detroit News. A company spokesman confirmed that Kantor called former CEO Bill Cuff...
...Historically, China has been resistant to such high-level interactions. Therefore President Jiang's visit needs to be seized as an opportunity to advance relations, rather than to stifle them...
BRASILIA: Being president of the U.S. means learning how to multi-task. Bill Clinton was already juggling diplomacy with politics on his South American tour ? mixing high-level meetings and goodwill visits to slums with as many plugs as possible for the fast-track trade-agreement powers he is seeking from Congress. Then he finds himself in an impromptu Air Force One press briefing on campaign finance, assuring us he will offer himself to Janet Reno for questioning. As if all this wasn't enough, Clinton now has to decide exactly how he is going to use his line-item...
...first really high-level official to come here in 18 years--I think it is the result of a major effort." Vogel said...