Avi
Avi
American author of young adult literature and winner of the Newbery Medal in 2003.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth23 December 1937
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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The settlement is a win-win deal, though it is very painful for RIM, and it proves that our patent system is completely broken. NTP gets $612 million for coming up with a fairly obvious idea, patenting it and suing a company too arrogant to settle early on.
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So far in 2005, inflows to international equity funds have matched those of U.S. equity funds.
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He'll be the mailman, ... It's interesting, because he looks the way it was drawn. Stan is a character ... initially he was supposed to say, 'Good morning, Mr. Richards,' and then he kept adding more words.
held
In any election, it's important that the public perceive that the election is held fairly.
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It will be only a civilian disengagement, not a military disengagement.
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If not for the heroic action of the guards and the driver the huge explosion during rush hour could have caused many fatalities,
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I will take any position offered to me that I think is fitting for me. I have more experience and understanding in security, but my experience can help me succeed at anything.
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It creates a new situation. We have to deal with it.
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The scripts that are ready will go first. It's kind of a horse race. We will make the movies by the quality of the script and which is ready to go first.
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This is not the answer we were expecting from our declaration of a cease-fire. We stretched our hands in peace, and the response was horrifying.
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People have jumped on the electronic voting bandwagon, thinking that will solve the problems, ... But these systems are largely untested.
held people policy positions waiting
People in policy positions need to be held accountable. We're waiting to see more acknowledgement of those mistakes.
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This attack is particularly serious because they have penetrated an Israeli base.
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Several suspects were arrested after they tried to cut through the border fence in an effort to enter the Gaza Strip.