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...peace plan being pushed by President Bush, doesn't sufficiently pressure the Palestinian Authority to crack down on terrorist groups. He has at times been at odds with officials from Israeli military intelligence who believe that Hamas launches its attacks in waves spurred by diplomatic or military developments. In contrast, Dichter, say Israeli security officials, has advised Sharon that Hamas tries to strike constantly, succeeding only when it beats Israeli security. In that assessment, political maneuvers can't put off Hamas these days; only assassinations and arrests can. --By Matt Rees and Aharon Klein/Jerusalem
...bugs that turned installations into nightmares. Meanwhile, Microsoft was making inroads into the database business with its fast-growing SQL Server software. And SAP just kept getting larger. Its share of the market for enterprise applications has grown from 51% to 54% in the past year alone. By contrast, Oracle has a 15% share and PeopleSoft...
...with where modern humans first appeared. Everyone agrees that a hominid called Homo erectus left its African home some 2 million years ago to populate the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Long after that, argues one camp, Homo sapiens evolved, also in Africa, and began a second exodus. In contrast to this out-of-Africa scenario, the so-called multiregionalists say there was no second sojourn. The far-flung Homo erectus communities and their descendants, the multiregionalists believe, could have interbred enough that Homo sapiens appeared pretty much everywhere at once...
...over only once." Looking back, he says, making the movie "was satisfying the way running a marathon is satisfying. At the end, the person feels pretty good. But if you ask how he's feeling at the 20th mile, he probably won't be able to answer." "Troy", by contrast, offers blessed relief. "It's like going to the acting doctor and hearing him say, 'This is exactly what you need.' I've never had so much fun on a shoot before...
...they did. The average price for a ticket to an AFL game is $22, in contrast with $50 for the National Basketball Association or the NFL. And AFL games are promoted with the kind of stunts minor league baseball has used to build a fan-friendly image. Before a recent game between the AFL's Avengers and the San Jose Sabercats, more than 15,000 of the Sabercats faithful shook cowbells and, like Larry Bird-era Boston Celtics fans, chanted "Beat L.A.!" as 16 bikers carrying cheerleaders stormed the field on Harleys. San Jose quarterback Mark Grieb, perhaps the league...