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These changes in the courtroom ethic have come about gradually. Geoff Packard, a public defender, says, "It's like noticing a glacier moving." He feels he is comfortable with women because, "we grew up in the profession together, that was normality...
Others contend that lawyers simply bond together because all--men and women alike--deal with the same difficult work. Public sector law is characterized by low pay, long hours and little prestige, and the circumstances of the work more than the gender of the lawyers creates what Packard calls a "fortress mentality...
Bush scheduled a meeting for today with computer magnate David Packard, who headed a commission that recommended major changes in Defense Department procurement policies...
Suddenly IBM is faltering as a standard setter, and the copycats are breaking away. Last week officers of nine leading computer companies -- among them Tandy, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard -- gathered in a Times Square hotel ballroom to declare their independence. The computer makers, who collectively sold 50% more personal machines last year than IBM did, plan to join ranks with 55 other manufacturers and suppliers to develop their own standards for the equipment's inner workings. By creating their new system, dubbed Extended Industry Standard Architecture, the renegades are betting that the $39 billion personal-computer business has grown large...
Many, especially those of Italian descent, who make up the majority of Monterey's fishing community, were practically weaned on squid and never tire of it. Still others came because they love food fairs. "I'm heartbroken because they've canceled Brussels sprouts," said Judy Packard, who had driven six hours from Canoga Park, Calif., with her husband Brad. "We've been to 14 fairs so far," she said. Some of her favorites starred avocados, broccoli, artichokes and garlic...