THE computer industry loves a good bunfight, so everyone is enjoying the current battle between Intel, the world's largest chip-maker, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), its smaller rival.
The current battle between the Salvation Army and the Moscow justice ministry revolves around the legal requirement that religious organizations outside the country's four main religions -- the Russian Orthodox Church, Orthodox Judaism, Islam and Buddhism -- must renew the registrations they filed years before, after the Soviet Union fell and worshiping became acceptable again.
Much like the current battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD, there was once a struggle for supremacy in the field of high-fidelity audio formats: Super Audio CD vs. DVD-Audio.
Speculation has been strong in the past few days about a possible merger between At Home athm and privately held RoadRunner, the two leading high-speed Internet access providers, as a result of the current battle between AT&T t and Comcast cmcsa for ownership of cable operator MediaOne umx.
Mah also said that the entire issue is likely to factor into the current battle between moderate and conservative Republicans for control of the Kansas Senate.
"The key to ending the current battle between Hamas and Israel — and preventing more fighting in the future — is the demilitarization of Gaza," argued Michael B. Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States.
It is fitting that the current battle between the Catholic Church and pro-choice lawmakers involves the nephew of the only Catholic president and takes place in Rhode Island, which not only was the first colony founded on the principles of religious liberty and the separation of church and state but was the strongest state for John Kennedy in 1960. .
While we are certainly optimistic for the future of an entertainment distribution method that both embraces the power of a digitally connected world as well as throws artists some dollars in the process, the current battle between savvy internet folk and ultra-powerful law enforcement is discouraging.
But the Olympics are also a powerful illustration of the current battle line between the big business of network television and the emerging medium of Web video.
The current battle is between partisan siblings for control of the House, with some of the more conservative elements working to knock off the lifelong Republican who became speaker two years ago.
