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Universities have long been permitted to utilize intellectual property of their own creation for profit. But the vast majority of university research is at least partially supported by federal funds, which has historically allowed the government to retain title to those discoveries...
...many as a yurt-for some homemade sourdough bread and yogurt. The family tolerates our photo requests, and we offer what we have-some German chocolate. Mongolians outside towns simply don't turn away strangers seeking food or shelter. This kind of hospitality is necessary in a land of vast unsettled spaces and brutally cold winters...
...developing this policy we have attempted to respond to students with genuine difficulties, while recognizing the importance of maintaining an equitable program for the vast majority of families who maintain their financial commitments. While we cannot discuss individual cases, I can assure you that we care deeply about the best interests of all students, and that we encourage individuals with concerns about any financial aid policy or decision to contact...
...Islam mix? Several prominent Iraqi exiles have tentatively endorsed a plan from the U.S. designed to give Iraq's vast oil reserves to "the Iraqi people." The plan defines oil as a government asset, but recommends sharing production with foreign oil companies in exchange for development costs. Now many scholars of Islamic law (Shari'a) say the U.S. plan inadvertently (or perhaps cunningly) delivers a more "Islamic" arrangement than the one followed in supposedly Islamic Saudi Arabia. Where the U.S. plan intends to give ownership to a democratically elected government, the Saudi royal family collects all revenue and administers...
...against national unity." The best answer he can come up with when asked about the seven late model Nissan's and a very new looking Mercedes in the courtyard is, "This is what the people give us to fight Saddam." When asked if the U.S. supplies the vast quantities of food his men have on hand he says, "We are self financing, the people give us what we need...