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...industry analysts have their doubts. XP does have some new features, like one that gives household members their own passworded access to different versions of the same computer's desktop, and the new system delivers souped-up handling of photos, music and videos. But XP's main advantage over older Windows versions is improved reliability, some of it achieved by ditching the crash-prone Windows 95 and 98 code. "It's like an iceberg," says Mark Specker, an analyst at Soundview Technology Group. "All of its biggest improvements are below the surface...
NUSSEIBEH: Faisal was head of the household through the force of his achievements. But by itself it?s a house of cards. Having a luminary as a replacement will not make the house stand. We need to think of how to represent the needs of the Arab community in Jerusalem for physical services. That?s why I circulated this plan of mine for a council...
Policy decisions, whether they be those of a nation, a university or a household, are never about adherence to a strict rule or value system, for the simple reason that oftentimes different rules and values conflict. All policy decisions are inherently and fundamentally about trade-offs; in economic terms, do the benefits outweigh the costs? The ROTC debate is no different. The question to ask, therefore, is do the benefits of encouraging the brightest students of our generation to have a career in the military outweigh the unmistakable unfairness of the military’s anti-gay bias? I think...
Since 1993, he has been a member of Temple Sinai in Washington, D.C., a 1,500-household Reform synagogue that has been called the nation’s most powerful congregation—its members include “Nightline” anchor Ted Koppel, New York Times bureau chief Michael Oreskes and Harvard’s Marvin Kalb, executive director of the Shorenstein Center for Press and Public Policy’s Washington office...
...from risky nations might be cut, and the flow of people and goods might slow. Governments around Asia are considering new restrictions on the import and transport of fertilizer, a common ingredient in terrorist bombs. Security experts say there are dozens of other chemicals used in common household goods that terrorists could potentially use as poisons or explosives. These too might come under closer scrutiny...