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...copyright holder of a work had the exclusive right to control whenever a copy of their work was made. This is just about perfect with books or VHS tapes—we want creators to be able to control the distribution of their work such that they receive proper attribution and compensation, and yet we want to ensure that the people who buy it have the right to read, lend, sell, annotate, discuss or even burn their copy as they desire. This has been referred to as the right of private performance, and for a long time it was looked...
...year's heavy driving season, and little relief is in sight. Buying the most fuel-efficient vehicle in a particular class can save you $300 to $500 a year. But if trading cars doesn't make financial sense for you, be sure to take care of your vehicle--proper maintenance can improve gas mileage by as much as 10%. What do you need to do? Replace clogged air filters, get your oil changed regularly and make sure tires are properly inflated...
...rare occasion when the adjective “reptilian” can be meant as the deepest of compliment. Therefore, we must accord Ripley’s Game the proper admiration for allowing John Malkovich—the most sophisticated yet reptilian actor of our time—to portray Tom Ripley—the most sophisticated yet reptilian character of literature—and create the most reptilian sophisticate in cinema history...
...prime minister. Previous negotiation proposals had indeed allowed Israel to keep some of the settlements in the occupied West Bank, but only as part of a comprehensive agreement with the Palestinian national leadership that included a splitting of Jerusalem and a surrender to the Palestinians of land inside Israel-proper equivalent to that annexed in the West Bank. In the absence of such a comprehensive deal - indeed, in the absence of any involvement at all by the Palestinians in the latest discussions - President Bush's comments are viewed by many Israelis and Arabs as a renunciation of a decades...
Gregory C. Tucci, the assistant director of undergraduate studies in chemistry, says he is worried that without proper advising, students who decide to join departments during sophomore year may have missed the chance to take prerequisite courses...