Some historians remember him as a man thirsty for power, who never hesitated to take it by force.

ECONOMIST: And intends to go on and on

"It is not fair because when you grow your locks you get attached to them, you spend years investing in them and for people to just take them from you by force is unacceptable, it's criminal, " he says angrily.

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In the nature of these investigations, causes all of the good work and all of the wonderful things that are accomplished to get lost, and I think it's worth this we take a second and say that we are impressed by the work force, we are impressed by the people, we are impressed by what NASA has accomplished.

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But it follows long-standing complaints by the teachers that the computerized exams take up too much instructional time and force schools to close off computer labs for long stretches to administer the exams.

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Sony's freshly granted patent claims that a microphone can take on that job instead by listening to the sound your finger or stylus makes when it hits the screen and deducing force from that.

ENGADGET: Sony patent claims touch force detection via microphone

The bank as a whole would be turning a handsome profit were it not weighed down by an ailing investment bank and by nonsensical accounting rules that force banks to take losses on their own debt when their credit ratings improve.

ECONOMIST: British banks