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Fans, too, are being urged to plug up. Perhaps the best role model is Alexa Ray, the 2 1/2-year-old daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, who flaunts ear protectors at Dad's shows. The ultimate solution, of course, is simply to turn the volume down. Heresy? Perhaps. Better hearing? For sure...
...that spelled out harsh penalties for unauthorized tampering with Government computer data. But most statutes were written before viruses surfaced as a major problem, and none mention them by name. In May an organization of programmers called the Software Development Council met in Atlanta to launch a movement to plug that loophole in the law. Declares Michael Odawa, president of the council: "I say, release a virus, go to jail...
...rush to plug the knowledge gap, revised books are being churned out: 160 teams of authors recently submitted manuscripts in a competition for new texts. Despite the haste, chances are that the books will not be ready in time for the fall, and the quality of the entries is said to be uneven. "Those in history still don't give the full story," growls Igor Parabrin, editor of the national teachers' newspaper...
...morning's heat, the wasp hovers above the children"), Hoffman establishes a rhythm of inevitability. She sketches a bosky world in Massachusetts, populates it with wholesome families and engaging eccentrics. One young woman with modest paranormal powers seems like a character prewired for film directors who might want to plug in an occult package. But in the book she represents a sensitivity to mysteries of life and death that Amanda's family is too preoccupied to appreciate...
...knew that he was a strong goalie," Harvard Coach Scott Anderson said. "We have a very strong goalie, too. It was clear at the beginning of this game that both coaches would have to plug away for offense and it would come down to the goaltending...