Word: use
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...between IBM and Fujitsu, the most powerful Japanese firm in the mainframe-computer market, has been one of the biggest copyright battles ever. Last week arbitrators disclosed a settlement in the case, which began in 1982 when IBM accused Fujitsu of illegally copying Big Blue operating-system software to use in the Japanese manufacturer's IBM-compatible machines. Based on a secret accord reached a year ago, Fujitsu is paying IBM $833 million for use of the software. Until 1997, Fujitsu will also pay an annual fee that may reach $51 million next year...
...Though individual cells can make their own cholesterol, much of their supply comes from the bloodstream, arriving from the liver aboard macromolecular ferryboats, known as very-low-density lipoproteins, or VLDLs. These carrier particles are loaded in the liver with cholesterol and dietary fats known as triglycerides, which are used by cells for energy or stored for future use...
...Vincent gets the most out of their partnership: a gorgeous set of muscles to help him fend off debt collectors and a moral exemplar who finally sets him on the path of righteousness. Still, Julius doesn't come off badly: he learns to drink beer, chat up girls and use a microwave. Both stars are expert at playing dumb in highly contrasting ways, and their search for their mother has its touching aspects. The whole movie has a warmth about it that never slops over into sentiment: there is much more here than tall-guy, short-guy jokes...
After he left the apartment, Nussbaum tried several times to waken Lisa, but abandoned the effort because she thought Steinberg could use supernatural healing powers to revive Lisa when he returned. Instead, says Nussbaum, he insisted the couple share some free-base cocaine before calling for help. Nussbaum testified that Steinberg admitted, "I knocked her down, and she didn't want to get up again." Nussbaum suggested a motive for the brutal beating: Steinberg believed Lisa and the couple's other illegally adopted child, Mitchell, then 16 months old, were hypnotizing him with their stares...
While the Mafia fed the world's drug habit, the problem initially did not seem urgent in Italy. In 1975 Parliament passed one of Europe's most liberal drug laws, which allowed individuals to possess an unspecified "modest quantity" of narcotics -- even heroin and cocaine -- for personal use. The legislation was hard only on dealers: they could be sentenced to 30 years in prison...