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...Kobe comment on things in the game that you hadn't seen, in all your editing? There were a couple times in the game where he was open but deferred and gave the ball up to Derek Fisher or Sasha Vujacic - guys establishing themselves. I was surprised when, during his commentary, he said, "If the game gets tight, I'll still have that shot in the fourth quarter, so no need to show my hand this early...
...Google also announced a new set of products. The most important one allows the company's customers to take very large amounts of search data and organize it into spreadsheets. As it released the new tools and several other innovations, Google said they would "open up whole new ways of searching that haven't previously been available." Yahoo! (YHOO) does not have anything to compete with the new technology. Microsoft (MSFT) does not either, despite its unparalleled access to capital and software engineering talent. (See pictures of Bill Gates: The Early Years...
...Active redefinition can open the doors to further redefinition, as marriage is an institution arbitrarily defined by society. This does not imply that those who advocate legalizing same-sex marriage must favor legalizing incest and polyamory. “Open the doors” does not mean “approve,” “encourage,” or “support.” Nor does it in any way legitimize pedophilia and bestiality (as many conservative commentators have attempted to claim), for the stipulation of mutual consent is supported by near-universal consensus. However...
...Some critics of Christian Science and other alternative treatments worry that accommodating such healing methods could open the door to a wide range of questionable therapies. Democratic Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa is all too familiar with such slippery-slope objections. Long a proponent of alternative therapies, he chaired a hearing in late February on integrative care and health reform that featured practitioners of holistic medicine and other alternative approaches; his support has been vigorously opposed by scientists who believe that investment in alternative medicine is a waste of funds. In March, the Washington Post reported on an effort...
...refugees have signed up for the UNHCR's own programs offering financial assistance and subsidized transportation for those wanting to return. Many of those who do go back don't inform the U.N. unit, for fear of being taken off its refugee register. "They want to keep options open," Harper says. (See pictures of the Iraqi man whose job is to bury Baghdad's unclaimed dead...