Word: developable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wild claims about American Indians, he is also part of an even larger tradition of purveyors of pseudo-science. In his book Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science, Martin Gardner, a columnist for Scientific American, describes the conditions in which theories such as Fell's tend to develop...
Gardner says that such theories usually develop in almost total isolation from the legitimate scientific community. Archaeologists and linguists at Harvard have frequently asserted that Fell has never consulted them. The result, they say, is Fell's profound lack of familiarity with the current literature on the topics he deals with in America B.C. They say he uses outdated sources, and that he is ignorant of conflicting evidence...
...Side of Enterprise. For all his success, the gamesman admits that his work does little to stimulate what Maccoby calls the "qualities of the heart": loyalty, a sense of humor, friendliness, compassion. Managers may display those qualities at home, but the games executives play do not encourage heart to develop in the office...
...decision that would have been difficult for someone with less self-confidence: instead of the usual single aide, he hired two experienced assistant coaches. Jack McCloskey, former Portland Trail Blazer coach, directs the Lakers' defensive training; Stan Albeck, who once coached with Wilt Chamberlain and who helped develop Artis Gilmore into the A.B.A.'s best big man, devised a 44-page playbook to exploit Abdul-Jabbar's peerless gifts...
More than 14 months after the Kennedy Library Corporation decided not to build its JFK memorial library on the MBTA Yard site across from Eliot House, the state has begun a search for a private company to develop 4.21 acres of the 12-acre tract...