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...whose authors are present in American libraries. That agreement would nominally exclude books from countries like France and Germany, and from China, which has also objected to the digitization project on copyright grounds. Still, the accord must be approved by a U.S. federal court review in February - not a slam-dunk affair, given the American Justice Department's concerns that the agreement still breaks "fundamental copyright principles." (Read "Why Does Google Search Love Examiner.com...
Mehta says he almost had his own accident involving Woods recently. While Mehta was driving through the parking lot of a local athletic club, Woods suddenly hopped out between two cars with a duffel bag, forcing Mehta to slam on his brakes to avoid hitting Woods. "He [Woods] stops, looks up at me and grins, like, 'Ha, ha, sorry,' " Mehta recalls. Whether or not Woods can eventually laugh off his latest traffic mistake depends on whether Florida investigators decide he really doesn't have anything more to tell them...
Scott Krugman, an NRF vice president, sees Black Friday as a barometer for consumer sentiment but says it's not a slam dunk for how the rest of the holiday season will go. Last year, for example, shoppers spent 7% more over the Black Friday weekend than they did the year before. Yet holiday sales ultimately fell 3.4%, he notes. (See TIME's 2009 Holiday Gift Guide...
While the union continues to push for lower health insurance costs, SLAM has been in touch with Gulish and the security staff to publicize their efforts, according to SLAM member Lucas M.F. Giveen...
...eyes and headbutting them to the ground. Play only stops for a foul, there is no out-of-bounds area, and there is no clock. The game ends with the capture of the Snitch, and until then no one is safe from a surprise tackle or body slam...