Word: accidentally
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YOKOHAMA, Japan: Embarrassed Japanese government officials conceded today that they had drastically over-estimated the oil spilled in Tokyo Bay by a factor of 10. Instead of the 100,000 barrel-leak they reported Wednesday when the 147,012-ton tanker ran aground, they now believe only 9,800 barrels...
But rather than electing to tune in, turn on and drop out, Gen Xers are proving to be deeply competitive. Back when bumper stickers exhorted one to make love not war--in 1973, to be exact--only two-thirds of twentysomethings polled by Yankelovich agreed that "competition encourages excellence." Today...
The success of Ma Bell's progeny is no accident. A Penn State study found that the stocks of 161 spin-off companies between 1965 and 1990, on average, rose 76%, vs. a market average of only 43%, over three years. Why? Often spin-off companies become more focused, and...
Bill Clinton is not the only sitting President to be faced with a private lawsuit. His idol John Kennedy was sued over an auto accident that occurred at the 1960 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles. It seems that four Mississippi delegates hitched a ride to a party in a chauffeured...
But critics say the University contributes to the economy more as an accident than out of benevolence. And community leaders, like John Pitkin, president of the mid-Cambridge neighborhood association, say the comparison between taxes and teachers is one of "apples and oranges."