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...Like its namesake (Lawrence Fishburne's character in The Matrix), Morpheus has appeared almost out of nowhere to lead true believers into a different (and to some, terrifying) world. Here in Morpheus' private matrix, music files are free, easy to find, superfast to download. And unlike its doomed predecessor Napster, Morpheus is likely to escape the long arm of the Agents (a.k.a. music industry lawyers). In other words...
...that may help explain why Bush has been looking a lot more like his very political predecessor, turning White House meetings into philosophy seminars. Last Wednesday, while conferring with doctors on the patients' bill of rights, Bush shifted to stem cells. That morning he had been disturbed to read that a Virginia research institute was mixing sperm and egg donations to create embryos solely for the purpose of research, opening a new door to yet another roomful of questions about the limits of science. Until last week, most people in Washington thought embryonic stem-cell research was confined to embryos...
...University’s ownership of MATEP was controversial at the time, particularly because the University severely overspent the project’s budget in paying $350 million to build the plant. The University only received $147 million when it sold the plant to the corporate predecessor of NSTAR...
...more solidly built than the original (which wouldn't be hard, given the old Mini was notorious for leaks and a rear-end assembly that often rusted and collapsed). And while the new Mini may not endure for the next 40 years, it may well do something its predecessor never quite achieved: make money for its manufacturer...
...chief of staff position—the first such position in recent memory—is an addition to the Mass. Hall staff. Jacqueline A. O’Neill will continue to serve as Staff Director, a position she held under Summers’ predecessor Neil L. Rudenstine. O’Neill said that she was supportive of the idea of the new position and said it reflected “the professionalization of academia” that has occurred over the past ten years, where professional staff support and preparation is a must...