Word: powers
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...power struggle between man and machine is abandoned without a winner, and Kid A ends with a vivid human vignette. "Motion Picture Soundtrack," whose lyrics, "Red wine and sleeping pills/Help me get back to your arms/Cheap sex and sad films/Help me get back where I belong," set against an unlikely progression of plagal cadences on organ and starry harp glissandos, ends with the line, "I will see you in the next life...
...time the recording industry wanted to crack down on technology: as the excellent book Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (written by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton) notes in its chapter on the history of the radio DJ, record companies in the '40s were initally skeptical about the power of radio as a promotional tool, and were afraid it would take away sales. Similarly, when FM stereo was introduced, they were likewise afraid the quality of home taping would make LPs redundant. And yet these obviously haven't hurt the music industry too badly. So there's historical precedent...
...settlement negotiations with the government. The decision, however, does not offer similar benefits to the Justice Department or to the American people. An extended federal appeals process will act as an unnecessary drain on Justice Department resources and will allow Microsoft to continue to wield unchecked market power...
...otherwise. It is now in the interest of both justice and the nation's economic well-being that a final ruling be issued in the Microsoft case as soon as possible, and also that such a ruling take substantial measures to curb Microsoft's abuse of its disproportionate market power. Anything less would make a travesty of the judicial process and the competitive markets in which this country takes pride...
...power of their shared faith and lifestyle is very important, Mormon students say. They say they hope the new temple will help tie their community together more closely...