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Until the talks at Camp David--and there too at times--Arafat and his delegates held hard to maximalist positions that the Israelis reject out of hand. To end the conflict once and for all, the Palestinians said, Israel would have to relinquish every inch of the Gaza Strip and West Bank. That would include all of East Jerusalem, which would become the capital of Palestine, as well as areas colonized by 175,000 Jewish settlers, who would have to leave. The negotiators also demanded the right of all Palestinian refugees from areas that are within Israel to return...
...blue coveralls layer or spray fiber glass over each hull. Half-finished boats are scattered around the warehouse, overshadowed by stacks of used molds. The stench of styrene is overpowering. The manual layering process is so imprecise that each hull is different; imperfections have to be corrected by hand...
...initial ruling in the case, the music industry was heartened by a New York federal court decision in April that MP3.com another music-sharing service, had violated music copyrights. MP3.com ended up settling with some of the record companies suing it, agreeing to pay some $100 million and to hand over licensing fees in the future. But even if the record companies defeat Napster, that will not solve the problem they created when they digitized music in the first place, making copying so easy to do. "If they were to shut it down in America, it would move to Canada...
...artists expressed the verve and virtuosity of classic-era pop as smartly as Benjamin Keakahiawa Nawahi. The Honolulu native taught himself the acoustic slack-key guitar (resting on the lap, it is played with one hand manipulating the strings and the other moving a steel bar). He then adapted the Hawaiian style to almost every form of music percolating through vaudeville, speakeasies and grange halls. He was as comfortable playing Broadway songs, New Orleans jazz and country laments as he was his native tunes. And with versatility went a distinctive instrumental voice, one that smiles at the extra few notes...
...makes his move, which may be why Israelis and Palestinian negotiators have already resumed contact, and plan to pick up where they left off at Camp David in talks scheduled for Sunday. Because as difficult as it is for them to reach an agreement, neither side can afford to hand the strategic initiative to the hard-liners in each camp. They may have failed to conclude a deal in Maryland, but they're talking as they were before, better apprised of each other's bottom lines...