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...picture databases that, according to the Bavarian state police, violated German pornography laws. The suspect newsgroups are all part of the freewheeling computer conferencing system called Usenet, which is distributed globally via the Internet. The only way CompuServe could promptly comply with the German request was to pull the plug on the newsgroups throughout its system. As a result, U.S. subscribers who try to reach them will find that their access has been blocked...
...Internet. The move by CompuServe Inc., prompted by threats from a German prosecutor probing child pornography, means that the company's four million subscribers will not be able to access some 200 different "newsgroups" on a portion of the Internet called Usenet. "This shows that if you pull the plug in one country, you pull the plug on all countries," says TIME's Philip Elmer DeWitt. "But anyone who wants to regulate the Internet has to come to terms with the fact that it has no boundaries. I have a feeling it won't hold, since CompuServe will likely find...
Based on its strong start and a more balanced roster, the Crimson has high aspirations for the season. Friedman said that fellow freshmen Devivo and Mosley are two reasons why the Crimson are expecting to finish as one of the better teams at Easterns. Both wrestlers plug some holes in particular weight classes...
...cannot forget the presence of freshman point guard Tim Hill, who was a continuous spark plug for the Crimson offense...
...once again they surveyed the landscape with Armitage. Duberstein didn't push Powell to run; in fact, he reminded him of the downsides. The team exchanged drafts of announcement statements--both for and against. But to Armitage, "it was clear that he was probably going to pull the plug." At that point Armitage too was trying to be a friend, not a cheerleader. "I can't help you, buddy," he said. "It's the most frustrating thing in my life that I can't. If you make a decision, I can help you. But in the end this is your...