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...months now, America's most powerful argument for invading Iraq has been its least persuasive one: the allegation that an alliance exists between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Secretary of State Colin Powell attempted last week to explain the basis of the Administration's often befuddling certainty. In his speech to the U.N., Powell presented the most specific case yet that there exists a "sinister nexus," as he put it, between Iraq and bin Laden's al-Qaeda...
Ranging widely over the biological landscape, Crick helped explain how genes build proteins. With a colleague, Leslie Orgel, he speculated on the origins of life, concluding that it began not on Earth but elsewhere in the universe. And for the past two decades, Crick has been pursuing that most baffling of topics, consciousness, an interest he jokingly says some regard "as a sign of approaching senility...
...have stopped working America. They are not touring, they do showcase gigs on the East and West Coast and bugger off again," says U.K.-based music writer Phil Sutcliffe. "Led Zeppelin did eight tours of America in their first two years, it was like an assault." That may help explain the success of Coldplay and R.-and-B. star Craig David. They are not shy of a gig or two Stateside. Says Conor McNicholas, editor of U.K. music mag NME, of Coldplay, "They are so rich in tunes and expression that it crosses borders. A lot about their music...
...People often want you explain why you’re choosing to perform in a group that focuses on a culture different from your own,” she says. “You sometimes feel that you have to justify your decision...
Avery and Zeckhauser explain their numerical evidence using principles of game theory. They go on to make recommendations as to how students can understand and succeed in the game...