However, the council will retain control of community learning and development, library support for schools and bereavement services.

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With the intuitive control pad and a built-in library-management system, customers can easily navigate and organize their library by title, date last read and author.

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The included remote gives the user easy control of their iTunes or Windows Media Center library from across the room.

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That brought a rebuke from the finger-waggers at The Corporate Library, a nonprofit that charged he has too much control over succession planning.

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The pivoting and sliding panels allow Mr. Varouxakis to control his space: He can close up the master bedroom and library fully or partially from the living and dining area, and he can decide which views he wants to reflect.

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"They want access to capital, and limited liability, but they want the control of a private company, " says Nell Minow, editor of the Corporate Library, a shareholder advocate.

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