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Apple, oft-billed as the counter-establishment alternative to monolithic Microsoft, isn’t guilt-free by any stretch: their code for copy-protecting music file is also kept under lock and key, and it’s the only language that the iPod understands. If you want to sell copy-restricted music that will play on an iPod, you’re out of luck unless you want to go through the iTunes Music Store...

Author: By Matthew A. Gline | Title: Standard Error | 4/4/2006 | See Source »

...Rover carrying him and four companions--believed to be his wife, son, driver and an aide--drove past an unmanned immigration checkpoint before encountering a final gate across a narrow bridge. Witnesses say the driver and aide got out of the vehicle and started fiddling with the gate's lock. Nigerian customs officials approached the men, who tried to bribe the officers into letting them pass, then fled. Inside the SUV, officers found two boxes filled with U.S. dollars. Taylor was in the backseat, wearing a flowing white robe. "He didn't say a word to the officers," police spokesman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Snaring a Strongman | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

Shakeshaft believes much educator abuse could be prevented if schools did a better job of identifying predatory teachers. Instructors who lock classroom doors, repeatedly keep a student after school or contact him at home should be suspect. "There are a lot of signs no one recognizes because school officials have not been trained to identify them," she says. "If the teacher is highly motivated to seem cool, you should wonder why. A mature teacher doesn't focus on being cool or accepted. Her goal should be being able to reach the kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dangerous Liaisons | 4/2/2006 | See Source »

...PricewaterhouseCoopers. The general rule is 1 property for every 6 members. But many clubs have fallen behind. They are working to rectify the problems, but in the meantime, if you join, you may not get all that's promised. At any destination club, it can be difficult to lock up the property you want over a holiday or if you book fewer than 90 days in advance. "They're oversold," says Bob Jones, consultant with OneTravel Holdings, an Atlanta online-travel agency. "People become disenchanted and leave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Club Mad | 3/26/2006 | See Source »

Differences in innate behaviors and aptitudes do not make one gender superior to the other; instead, contrasts benefit both genders by equipping the two to work best together, like a lock and key. Men and women bring to the table different skills that make them able to accomplish more as a mixed gender team than alone...

Author: By James H. O'keefe | Title: Men Are From Mars | 3/23/2006 | See Source »

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