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...think [Reka] would have been even more effective, but the game was very physical and I don’t think the calls went her way,” Delaney-Smith said. “If you look at her body, she has a slight build for a freshman and she’s only going to get bigger and stronger...
...health of the industry," she says. But if an industry giant like Philips distances itself from copy protection, the whole enterprise could be counterproductive. A logoless, warning-labeled CD is not going to look as attractive to customers as its unprotected counterparts. Besides, who wants to run even a slight risk that a disc might not work in all machines? "We're hearing that kids have slowed down their purchases of music CDs because they're not sure which ones will crash their machines," says analyst Rob Enderle of the Giga Information Group. "The fear may exist even...
...understand Saddam's psyche for years. A few intimate details have long been observed. Saddam never sleeps in his grand palaces but moves each night to a secret house or tent. He smokes Cohiba cigars supplied by Fidel Castro. He dyes his graying hair black. He walks with a slight limp, allegedly from back trouble, but he looks remarkably fit when seen, usually sitting or standing, on TV. Invariably he now appears wearing immaculately tailored suits in place of the green army fatigues he once favored. Iraqis say he has not worn his uniform publicly since 1998, when, according...
...head of the publicly funded project to sequence the human genome, came to Harvard Medical School last year to explain the project’s findings. Collins said that all humans have 99.9 percent of their genetic code in common and variation between geographically distinct people is very slight...
...criticism, Blow protested that his book was an appreciation, not a tell-all, and indeed, American Son is so determined to avoid being a cheesy tell-all that it doesn't tell much of anything. Blow's writing is clear and unpretentious, and the book is readable if slight--which may have something to do with its subject, a graceful young man still in search of himself...