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Hoff still believes that his Intel group legitimately beat Hyatt to the punch. Yet some patent lawyers say Hyatt's new patent appears to apply to all microprocessor chips and the millions of personal computers and other products (from pocket calculators to videocassette recorders) that depend on them. Industry executives by and large are keeping mum, but if Hyatt's patent is broadly interpreted by courts, it could make him super-rich. According to analysts, a standard nonexclusive licensing fee of 3% of the value of computer products sold would translate into a $210 million payment just for last year...
That, to be sure, is a worst-imaginable-case assessment of the possible costs of a U.S.-Iraq war. The actual costs might not be quite that disastrous; they would in any case depend on a string of variables so long -- (the length of the war, number of troops involved, whether chemical weapons are used, intensity of air raids, accuracy of Iraqi missiles and antiaircraft fire, extent of damage to oil wells barely begin the list) -- that they cannot be predicted with anything remotely resembling precision. But though war might become inevitable, two factors should give pause to the most...
...throw them all away," says Dennis Eaton, a Phoenix gas-station manager. "If we go into a recession, I'm going to be cautious and control my own destiny." But the U.S. is already in a recession by many measures, and the country's economic destiny now seems to depend on how high oil prices climb and how long they stay at painful levels...
...year, leaving the area, much of it already below sea level, ever more vulnerable to seawater intrusion. A major earthquake on the nearby Hayward fault could destroy the levees that protect this crucial water supply. "It's a fragile, fragile system," says Reisner, "ludicrously so since 19 million people depend...
Films that depend on strong personalities, as opposed to strong language and strong biceps, require talented actors. Nicholson easily meets those requirements. His portrayal of Jake Gittes is superb. Nicholson's screen presence is second to none, and The Two Jakes, with good reason, draws heavily upon it. The rest of the cast, particularly Stowe and Keitel, perform well under Nicholson's strong direction. The only performance that may appear a bit off center is Tilly's, but considering the cirumstances of Kitty Berman's life, it might be expected...