Word: conundrum
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...Yoder back to Chester. Cuneo, the state psychologist, had testified that Yoder was bipolar and delusional and that he had a history of violence. Given a choice between two competing experts, the jury played it safe. Who wants to be responsible for loosing a madman? Yoder repeatedly faced this conundrum in court--convincing jurors he was sane from inside an asylum. The state had a strong case: jurors heard about Yoder's battery of women. They heard about the time he got into a scuffle with a guard and bit him. They heard about incidents when he became agitated...
...together, during which it has hogged the rails with trains that seemingly get slower by the year. Even the most unmotivated 31-year-old knows there's a time when asking parents for huge allowances for no particular reason becomes totally unacceptable. Or, to put Amtrak's conundrum in a different, perhaps less emotional light, consider this: if you had a car that only ran when it felt like it but required a huge and nearly constant outlay of cash, would you keep it? Let's hope that Washington finally has the sense to call in the tow truck...
...Forgive him for appearing distracted. Bielsa, 46, was searching for the answer to a conundrum that would make even a brave man bury his head in the sand. In the next five days, he would have to leave one of two outstanding strikers?Gabriel Batistuta or Hernan Crespo?on the bench. The pair would make any rational list of the five best goal scorers in the world, and either man would find a place on any other World Cup team. But Bielsa's game strategy won't accommodate a pair of out-and-out strikers. There can be only...
...powers, which include picking the Prime Minister and dissolving Parliament, are flagrantly undemocratic. Some 68% of Britons think the royal family is out of touch with ordinary people, according to a MORI poll; only 39% believe the monarchy will last another 50 years. But that is not the only conundrum built into the Queen's role. She keeps her job only if she doesn't exercise any of its powers. She believes she received her calling from God, yet must measure her success through tabloids and pollsters. An elderly white aristocrat raised to believe in Empire, she is expected...
...There is a possible solution to the whole zoo conundrum: consolidation. Close down all the little local zoos and amusement areas; animals living at many of them are kept in terrible conditions. Then, open (or expand) three or four major, well-funded and -staffed refuge-style zoos. We can use the existing framework at the top-notch zoos in Washington, D.C. and San Diego, and then pinpoint another one or two locations with ample land and plenty of trained zoologists...