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Whether or not their model makes sense--and to many in the industry, it seems quite a fantasy--the threat of personal obsolescence lit a fire under Gates and Microsoft. In 1995, Microsoft began to reshape all its product lines toward the Internet, making Netscape its prime target...
...hours later, he found himself facedown in a muddy field somewhere near the Austrian border--but how near? Soldiers marched by, dogs barked, flares lit the night. Then a voice cried out, in Hungarian, the words paralyzing him with fear: "Who is there?" Even 40 years later, as he laughs at the memory, his eyes harden; he shifts his neck under his collar. Had the smuggler betrayed him? "We thought, 'Shit, this is it.'" The man shouted again. Now at the limits of his courage, the boy finally answered: "Where are we?" "Austria," came the reply. The relief poured cool...
Harvard also continued its torrid shooting. The Crimson converted 54 percent of its field goal attempts, including 7 of 15 shots from downtown. Unfortunately, Harvard only took 20 shots in its turnover-riddled second half.CrimsonDavid S. TangAIR BORN: Co-captain ALLISON FEASTER lit up Lavietes once again on Saturday with 34 points. Her teammates could do nothing but cheer for their leader...
...police department must prioritize the fulfillment of its duties. While the "Cops in Shops" program does represent the enforcement of a legitimate, though misguided, law, it is inappropriate in its use of resources. Cambridge is far from devoid of violent crime. Officers would better serve the community strolling ill-lit Linden Street late at night rather than playing clerk behind the cash-register at Christy's waiting for an 8-year-old to try to buy beer...
...authority-and-punishment figures in black--clergy, judges. And as a guy contemplates the $125,000 trap, his premature hanging, with rosebuds flown in from France, the something in that man's mind cheers a miracle of last-minute escape--even if it is an ignominious miracle. Huck has lit out for the territory...