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...this point, Jobs likes to draw a diagram, which begins with an outer ring; he draws gadgets on that ring. "We are surrounded by camcorders, digital cameras, MP3 players, Palms, cell phones, dvd players," he says. Then he draws a computer in the center of the ring. "Some of these things are plenty useful without a personal computer. But a personal computer definitely enhances their value. And several are completely unusable without a PC--a PC meaning a Mac, in our case...
...stay in the game. In the Bears' two losses to Green Bay, the defense held the powerful Pack to a total of 37 points, but the offense could muster only 19. If they expect to get past the early rounds of the play-offs, they'll have to ring up a few more scores. But for now, Chicago is riding high, and the bad-news Bears are a distant memory...
When he began the job of bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's much loved trilogy to the screen, New Zealand director Jackson may have felt like Frodo Baggins, the lowly Hobbit who assumes the task of taking the Ring of Power on a trek to save Middle Earth. But Jackson proves he is up to it. This first episode shows him well on his way to creating a film epic that nearly matches its source. Fellowship is not simply a sumptuous illustration of a favorite fable; though faithful in every detail to Tolkien, it has a vigorous life of its own--grandeur...
...employee, Godfrey had survived the '93 bombing, and knew it would be best to leave immediately, even though he also knew that official procedure called for staying put. Now calmer, the women said they had to get their bags. Godfrey thought about grabbing his own bag, which contained a ring with his initials and the gold onyx watch that needed cleaning, but he didn't. Instead, he asked whether anyone had searched the meeting rooms. No one had, so Godfrey ran to clear them while the others started downstairs. Another frightened co-worker wanted to wait for the required phone...
...words with even his closest friends, Mike has a natural inclination to shrink from the attention. He did just a handful of brusque interviews, assuring reporters that he wasn't the real hero. He let the rest of the calls ring through to the machine. But by then the picture had taken on a life of its own. A relative of a still missing person in the photo called to say he'd heard that Mike had miraculously saved people by leading them into the subcellar of the towers. Where were they now? The fan letters began piling...