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...nature of - and I'm not trying to parody it - it's of the nature of, "John Robinson hit .396 after the sixth inning this year." You know, as if he had an ability to hit after the sixth inning. It's virtually impossible to explain how such a thing happens. Looking at the data, you would just say, "it's a data glitch, so what?" That sort of small sample data glitch tends to dominate television broadcasts sometimes, and very often the fan information sections at the ballpark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q & A: Baseball Guru Bill James | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...Secretary of State tried to explain the difficulties facing this round of peace talks: "We are three months into trying to resolve a conflict that has been going on for 50 years." In the Middle East, it's not just the fighting that's cyclical; it's also the desperate chase for an improbable resolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomatic Dash | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...faced with an entirely different struggle inside the College.“The biggest issue that the organization faces is apathy. People feel they have other concerns that are more important than their concerns as LGBT people,” he says. BGLTSA co-Chair Donahue explains that the current apathy for gay activism as “the fallout period” after enthusiasm stagnated in the aftermath of Massachusetts’ 2003 legalization of gay marriage. To date, Massachusetts is the only state where gay marriage is legal, though several other states in New England—like...

Author: By Charles J. Wells, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: It's Cold Out There | 3/5/2008 | See Source »

...could not further explain why the search had lasted eight months...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Search That Ended At Hammonds Was Long, Deliberative | 3/5/2008 | See Source »

...can’t really explain it, I don’t know what happened, we just had an off night,” Lin added...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Post Play Remains Harvard's Achilles' Heel | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

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