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...long-running tech soap opera that is United States v. Microsoft had slogged along for much of the summer without a major twist, so it was fine timing when the Justice Department jumped in last week and moved the plot along. The newest twist: the government announced it is abandoning its long-held goal of breaking Microsoft up into smaller companies...
Just listen to the score for Capcom's Onimusha, released for Sony's PlayStation 2 last year. Composer Mamoru Samuragoch, 37, created a rich, textured symphony that elevates a game with a mundane plot--a samurai must rescue a princess from a bunch of demons--into a story of epic proportions. To record it, Samuragoch browbeat the producers into employing a 200-piece orchestra, including musicians playing such traditional instruments as a Japanese flute and taiko drums. The result is both haunting and inspirational, reminiscent of majestic scores for films like Lawrence of Arabia. "In the 20th century, film became...
...states in which terrorists are known to operate—states that, in more peaceful times, the United States has often ignored. President George W. Bush has said that we will make no distinction between terrorists and those who harbor them. Whenever the hosts of the evil men who plot against us support their efforts, this policy is certainly appropriate. But we must also recognize that different situations will require different responses—terrorists may operate within failed states or strong states, enemies or allies, and if we are to successfully prosecute our campaign against terror, we must look...
...number of people who could be involved in the plot were held overnight for having false identifications, Justice Department spokesperson Mindy Tucker said, although she declined to comment further...
...which Cobain attempted to purvey to his fans, he actively solicited labels, lawyers and radio stations, insisting on moving Nirvana to a major label when he felt that the band’s original label, Sub Pop, was unable to give the band enough commercial publicity. Cross details every plot in Nirvana’s ascension to fame and its careful planning on the part of Cobain—from biographical inventions to his songwriting, even encompassing the drug addition for which the musician was infamous...