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...that nobody in his right mind would recognize as video-game hardware at all: a short, stubby, wireless wand that resembles nothing so much as a TV remote control. Humble as it looks on the outside, it's packed full of gadgetry: it's part laser pointer and part motion sensor, so it knows where you're aiming it, when and how fast you move it and how far it is from the TV screen. There's a strong whiff of voodoo about it. If you want your character on the screen to swing a sword, you just swing...
Kirby acknowledged the “approaching conditions of financial constraint” caused by the Faculty’s expansion, partly set into motion under his watch. But he wrote that a plan of increased fundraising, creative money management, and a boost in revenue from the Faculty’s endowment will cover a deficit that could amount to $68.4 million...
...infringement claims. Signaling of the NF-kB molecule—the process at issue in Ariad’s dispute—is used by more than 200 compounds, including aspirin, according to Science magazine. Perhaps anticipating a future lawsuit, biotech company Amgen last week filed a pre-emptive motion asking a Delaware court to find Ariad’s patent invalid. The Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based firm also sought a ruling that its drug products do not infringe on the patent. Eli Lilly will contest the verdict by asking the judge to overturn the jury’s decision...
...order. The UC, collectively, was out of order. Haddock had one last gasp. “So the reason why I’m allowed to rule things out of order and dilatory is because we could have the tyranny of the minority…every single motion I make, you would simply rule out of order…And so I make a motion, and I rule you out of order, then you would try to overturn me again.”Touché, Johnny. But the logic was lost on Kwong. “Why is it tyranny...
...That’s a fallacy of logic,” one young erudite exclaims from the margins of the room. “Your logic would have integrity if…” another student trails off in response. The sponsor of the contentious bill motions to have an “out of order” opponent immediately expelled. The motion fails, the gavel comes down, and Annie Riley shakes her head. By being quiet, Riley has made the UC loud. Armed with a keen ear for students’ concerns, she leads by listening. Although...