Word: access
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...seems to want more access to money, food and technology--if he can get it without loosening his grip on power. There may be other motives. China has been pressuring Kim to open up--mostly out of fear that North Korean intransigence could lead to a bigger U.S. presence in Asia. In Washington, U.S. officials say the root of Kim's shift may be that the Dear Leader has realized there's no future in being a rogue. It's a message Kim seems to have absorbed. The smiling fellow who waved his South Korean partner goodbye at week...
...where Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky calls the wave of mergers "unprecedented," regulators are scrutinizing matchups like AOL-Time Warner for indications that the partners might use their clout to deny rivals access to their networks. In part to fend off regulators, AOL last week filed plans to open its wildly popular instant-messaging system to other Internet providers. A Vivendi-Seagram deal would probably face less U.S. scrutiny, since most of its distribution channels would be in Europe. European regulators, however, will take a hard look, just as they said they would do last week with Time Warner...
...flashing light in the smoke detector and heard "an unusual noise that sounded like an auto-focus camera lens as it adjusted" whenever she got undressed. Another scientist traveling in a foreign country checked his laptop - which had been padlocked - to find it had been entered with a "guest access" sign-in. Computer logs revealed that the same logon had been used the last time he was in that country...
...furnishings are self-consciously expensive and up-to-date, from quietly ornate hardwood desks to glass-backed carrels with individual modem access. The library even boasts the requisite huge, unattractive art installations of the kind found chiefly in modern civic buildings. And it's crammed with helpful amenities, including a top-floor exhibition gallery, a roof terrace, an auditorium, an "educational guidance center" and a cafe...
...have access to a video camera and don't mind the risk of burglary, you might consider bringing it. Film each other on the night of you house formals: Mom and Dad are at home, and someone has to take their place...