Balance sheet.Fee Simple The Prescription Drug User Fee Act The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) was a law passed by the United States Congress in 1992 which allowed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect fees from drug manufacturers to fund the new drug approval process. of 1992 has not resulted in companies buying federal approval of new drugs. A University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. study finds the $1 billion in fees bought big, politically active firms no advantage before the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. . Stubborn Ash The tony Players Club in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. challenges the city's smoking ban on First Amendment grounds--as a violation of "expressive association." High Rolling On the tooth anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight, Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites becomes the first private company to send up a piloted rocket at supersonic speeds. International Calamity Countries with a functioning Net beat back a bid by the U.N. to "manage" the Internet for the good of mankind. Instead, Net operations will be studied, with a report due in 2005. Whew whew interj. Used to express strong emotion, such as relief or amazement. whew interj an exclamation of relief, surprise, disbelief, or weariness . Win DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. An Oslo appeals court upholds a lower court's ruling that Jon Lech Johansen Jon Lech Johansen (born November 18, 1983 in Harstad, Norway), also known as DVD Jon, is a Norwegian (his father is Norwegian and mother is Polish) who is famous for his work on reverse engineering data formats. , a.k.a. "DVD Jon," did not intend his DeCSS software to be used to pirate DVDs. Learning Curve Some local school systems say "thanks, but no thanks" to No Child Left Behind, preferring to do without federal funds rather than submit to a one-size-fits-all education plan. Club Rules Finding that suspicionless drug screenings of students may violate the state constitution, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court allows a challenge by two students to proceed. One justice says the policy asks students to "choose one: your Pennsylvania constitutional right to privacy or the chess club." MDMA's Agony Turns out the supposed horrors of the drug MDMA MDMA 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine. MDMA n. 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine; a mescaline analog. MDMA 3,4 methylenedioxy-methamphetamine. See Ecstasy. were largely invented by single researcher. Now Ecstasy faces an uphill battle to receive an unbiased evaluation. Secret Sharer The spying case against Army Capt. James Yee, the Gitmo chaplain, unravels as prosecutors steadily reduce the charges. Yet they continue to claim that Yee's counsel cannot see all the evidence against him due to national security concerns. Costume Drama France moves to ban any overt display of religion from public places, claiming secular society cannot survive head scarves or turbans or crucifixes. Millions take to the streets in opposition. Forced Out A bid to move the NBA's New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn would displace 1,000 families, a city councilwoman claims. Many city and state politicos favor building a new arena for the team, and the site developer vows to make any relocations "as easy as possible." Slight Draft Faced with an acute shortage of men and women in uniform, the Pentagon issues stop-loss orders to prevent personnel from going back home even after their hitches technically end. Cashing In Casinos, car dealerships, and other "cash intensive" businesses join the War on Terror This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism as the FBI gets the power to demand records from them without first going to court. Unnatural Act Virginia opts not to comply with a Supreme Court ruling striking down anti-sodomy statutes because the state would lose ongoing court cases if it did. State law prohibits all sodomy, even between married couples. |
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